New cases of ASF are still emerging in China. The number of pigs in the country decreased by 41%.
The number of pigs in China in September 2019 Thus, the livestock decreased more sharply than in August (pigs: -39%, sows: -37%).
Nevertheless, market observers believe that the actual decline in stocks exceeds the officially estimated, since the difference between the estimates in recent months has decreased. “Next year, especially in the first half of the year, production will continue to decline,” said Pan Chenjong, senior analyst at Rabobank.
At the same time, China reported another outbreak of ASF in the northwestern province of Gansu. The victim was a tribal cooperative, in which 265 of 287 infected pigs died. Local authorities had to slaughter all the remaining live animals in the cooperative.
The area around the enterprise was locked and disinfected. According to him, live pigs and related products should not be transported to the restricted area.
