The disease, African swine fever, can cause death for hogs in just two days. If it were to reach the United States, swine fever could curb shipments in the $6.5 billion export market for American pork at a time when the industry is already reeling from the impact of trade disputes with China and Mexico. “We are committing even further, based on the most recent African swine fever, to up our game.”MacAulay said Canada has taken steps including raising fines for those caught illegally importing meat. Johansson said plentiful supply in the United States would push hog prices down 7.5 percent in 2019. “Producers in the United States are very efficient at producing pigs, and they are producing a lot of them right now,” he said.

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2019 01:07 UTC