The Iberian pig sector saves most relevant exports except for Japan and Mexico

The Iberian pig production and industrial sector has so far saved the largest export flow as its main destinations continue to accept the product, despite the cases of African Swine Fever in wild boars in Catalonia, although the total closure of Japan and Mexico, two relevant destinations, is a concern. The director of the interprofessional association of Iberian pigs (Asici), Jesús Pérez, has admitted, in statements to Efeagro, that "there is concern" although the focus is "far" from the production areas of Iberian pigs. "We are very worried about the timing, which is in the middle of the montanera" where there are "around 600,000 animals loose in the southwestern peninsular," he pointed out. "Today the sector is more professionalized, highly qualified, with many biosecurity measures implemented, but we are still concerned," he reiterated. He hopes that the efforts will prevent the outbreaks from spreading because, otherwise, they fear "all the implications that this would entail ...