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Consequences of ASF Diagnosis in Wild Boar on Border Between Germany and Poland

09/15/2020

Japan, South Korea and China have banned imports of pork and live hogs from Germany following a diagnosis of African swine fever (ASF) in a dead wild boar in the State of Brandenburg close to the border with Poland.

 

China has little justification for this action given that the infection is endemic in their nation and is responsible for serious losses.  Japan is however legally able to ban German pork since they are free of ASF notwithstanding the fact that no commercial herds in Germany have been infected.  In any event, no country is justified in banning pork from the entire nation of Germany since the OIE principle of regionalization should be applied.  At worst, pork from the state of Brandenburg should be banned.  Germany supplies approximately 14 percent of pork imports into China year to date.  In 2019 pork exports to China from Germany were valued at $867 million.

 

As expected, hog prices in Germany have crashed with other EU exporters including Denmark benefiting.  Hog prices have increased sharply over successive trading sessions on the CME attaining back-to-back limit gains.  The situation may be volatile going forward if China reverses its decision.


 
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