According to the USDA-FAS African swine fever has been diagnosed in six provinces in the Philippines. To date 300,000 hogs have been culled and total output of pork in 2020 may be reduced by as much as 20 percent.
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ny Asian nations including China, African swine fever has become endemic in large areas of the Philippines and due to the structure of the industry, small farms representing the bulk of production are vulnerable to ASF since they have inadequate biosecurity and rely on a supply chain of dealers. Control will be difficult without deploying a safe and effective vaccine that has yet to be developed. Long term integration and the development of large units will be required.
Increased production of chicken and imports of pork will compensate for the decline in domestic supply of pork over the intermediate term