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    France and China reach an agreement to deal with the African swine fever epidemic and pork trade in different regions

    • Last Update: 2021-12-24
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to Reuters, France Local 13 and China signed an agreement to ensure that even if there is African swine fever (ASF) outbreak , pork trade can continue
    .
    This can provide guidelines for European countries threatened by African swine fever
    .
     
    According to reports, due to the outbreak of other diseases such as African swine fever and avian flu, China and other importing countries have completely banned meat trade, often disrupting the export activities of livestock export areas in Europe and the Americas
    .
     
    The report pointed out that China is the largest pork export market for France and the European Union
    .
    In the past two years, China's demand has surged due to the destruction of the domestic pig industry by African swine fever
    .

     
    African swine fever is fatal to pigs, but harmless to humans
    .
    This type of swine fever does not exist in France, but it has spread in Europe
    .
    A case of wild boar infection was found in Belgium, close to the French border, three years ago .
     
    According to reports, Monday’s agreement came into effect immediately.
    The French Ministry of Economy and Agriculture said in a statement that this means that China will allow regions not affected by the epidemic to export pork, even if there is an African swine fever epidemic in other parts of France
    .
     
    "This agreement is the first such agreement signed between China and an EU country, so it is also a model, foretelling that similar agreements will be signed with other fields and countries in the future," French Minister of Agriculture Julien de Normandy (Julien de Normandy) Denormandie) said
    .
     
      The Ministry of Finance of China said in a separate statement, "Welcome the signing and entry into force of the African Swine Fever Regional Management Agreement
    .
    " The agreement was signed in the China-France high-level economic and financial dialogue
    .

     
      Germany is a larger pork supplier than France and is negotiating a regional approach with Beijing
    .
    Since last year, Germany has been excluded from the Chinese market due to cases of African swine fever in eastern Germany
    .

    China's African Swine Fever Epidemic Pork
     
      According to reports, due to the outbreak of other diseases such as African swine fever and avian flu, China and other importing countries have completely banned meat trade, often disrupting the export activities of livestock export areas in Europe and the Americas
    .
     
      The report pointed out that China is the largest pork export market for France and the European Union
    .
    In the past two years, China's demand has surged due to the destruction of the domestic pig industry by African swine fever
    .

     
      African swine fever is fatal to pigs, but harmless to humans
    .
    This type of swine fever does not exist in France, but it has spread in Europe
    .
    A case of wild boar infection was found in Belgium, close to the French border, three years ago .
     
      According to reports, Monday’s agreement came into effect immediately.
    The French Ministry of Economy and Agriculture said in a statement that this means that China will allow regions not affected by the epidemic to export pork, even if there is an African swine fever epidemic in other parts of France
    .
     
      "This agreement is the first such agreement signed between China and an EU country, so it is also a model, foretelling that similar agreements will be signed with other fields and countries in the future," French Minister of Agriculture Julien de Normandy (Julien de Normandy) Denormandie) said
    .
     
      The Ministry of Finance of China said in a separate statement, "Welcome the signing and entry into force of the African Swine Fever Regional Management Agreement
    .
    " The agreement was signed in the China-France high-level economic and financial dialogue
    .

     
      Germany is a larger pork supplier than France and is negotiating a regional approach with Beijing
    .
    Since last year, Germany has been excluded from the Chinese market due to cases of African swine fever in eastern Germany
    .

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