Vietnam suspends live pig imports from Thailand

News agency Reuters reported that the move aimed to prevent the disease spreading to the domestic pig herd, the statement said, adding that the suspension will take effect from June 30. According to the government, ASF was found in a batch of 980 live pigs imported from Thailand on May 19. Text continues underneath image Pigs for slaughter in Vietnam The pigs were intended for slaughter in Vietnam. As a result of the ASF epidemic, supplies of pigs have been relatively low, leading to high prices. That situation has been cooling down in recent weeks already. According to state media, quoting the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) earlier this year, Vietnam imported more than 500,000 live pigs from Thailand in the 2nd half of 2020. No official ASF outbreaks in Thailand as yet The news is remarkable as Thailand has officially never reported outbreaks of African Swine Fever, thus officially being an oasis of disease-free zone in South East Asia. All ...