The plague impacts the heart of the pork industry and puts the spotlight on its multi-million dollar exports.

The re-emergence of African swine fever in Spain after 31 years without cases has hit the heart of one of the country's main production hubs - Catalonia - and now the sector is focusing on the potential impact on the lucrative export business, which exceeds 8,000 million euros annually. The Generalitat has assured that the confirmation of this case implies that the export of pork products to third countries is automatically closed. However, the Catalan authorities have not specified whether the scope of this ban is for the entire national territory or for certain areas. This is something that, most likely, will be informed by the central government and the sector after the meeting they are holding to address the situation. In economic terms In economic terms, the pork sector generates more than 8,000 million euros annually from its exports, according to data from Foreign Trade. Between January and September 2025 (latest updated data), sales were already close to 6,000 million ...