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Tainted oil in Russia, now diseased pork in China.
"Bloomburg
"Dan Murtaugh and Enda Curran 2 hrs ago - May 4, 2019
"What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain.
"Last August, a farm with fewer than 400 hogs on the outskirts of Shenyang was found to harbor African swine fever, the first ever occurrence of the contagious viral disease in the country with half the world’s pigs. Forty-seven head had died, triggering emergency measures including mass culling and a blockade to stop the transportation of livestock. Within days, a government notice proclaimed the outbreak “effectively controlled.”
"Read More: The Deadly African Virus That’s Killing Asia’s Pigs
"It was too late. By then, the disease had literally gone viral, dispersed across hundreds of miles in sickened animals, contaminated food, and in dirt and dust on truck tires and clothing. Nine months later, the contagion has spread nationwide, crossed borders to Mongolia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and bolstered meat markets globally."
More @ Pig 'ebola' virus sends shock waves through global food chain
Pork markets are distorting, meat shipments to China are up & rising. There will also be impacts to pork feed, & feed for chicken, beef, etc. The Christmas ham in the US may become scarce this year. & didn't China recently (three years ago?) buy one of the US' major ham producers/retailers? Smithfield Farms? The ham is supposed to be raised here in the US, shipped to China, cut & packaged, then reshipped to the US.
"Bloomburg
"Dan Murtaugh and Enda Curran 2 hrs ago - May 4, 2019
"What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain.
"Last August, a farm with fewer than 400 hogs on the outskirts of Shenyang was found to harbor African swine fever, the first ever occurrence of the contagious viral disease in the country with half the world’s pigs. Forty-seven head had died, triggering emergency measures including mass culling and a blockade to stop the transportation of livestock. Within days, a government notice proclaimed the outbreak “effectively controlled.”
"Read More: The Deadly African Virus That’s Killing Asia’s Pigs
"It was too late. By then, the disease had literally gone viral, dispersed across hundreds of miles in sickened animals, contaminated food, and in dirt and dust on truck tires and clothing. Nine months later, the contagion has spread nationwide, crossed borders to Mongolia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and bolstered meat markets globally."
More @ Pig 'ebola' virus sends shock waves through global food chain
Pork markets are distorting, meat shipments to China are up & rising. There will also be impacts to pork feed, & feed for chicken, beef, etc. The Christmas ham in the US may become scarce this year. & didn't China recently (three years ago?) buy one of the US' major ham producers/retailers? Smithfield Farms? The ham is supposed to be raised here in the US, shipped to China, cut & packaged, then reshipped to the US.
