"It would be fatal": ChileCarne on alert amid swine fever outbreak in Spain and risk to exports

The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) reported the immediate suspension of the import of pork products and their derivatives from Spain, after the confirmation of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in that country. This decision was made following the recent detection of two wild boars that tested positive in Barcelona, an event that marks the first detection of the disease since 1994 and has led Spain to lose its status as a country free of the disease before the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). ASF is a highly dangerous viral disease that affects only domestic pigs, wild pigs, and wild boars. Although it does not transmit to humans, its economic and productive impact is devastating. The disease is highly contagious among pigs and can cause a mortality rate of up to 100%, leading to severe economic losses, the closure of export markets, and a significant reduction in the availability of meat and derivatives. Juan Carlos Domínguez, president of the ...