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More than 73,000 pigs died from disease in just one month — should we be worried about a pork shortage by the end of the year?

African swine fever is re-emerging across the country, severely impacting the livestock sector and raising concerns about a potential pork shortage at the end of the year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in July alone, 29 provinces and cities reported 571 outbreaks of African swine fever, with a total of 73,488 pigs dead or culled. This is the highest number of outbreaks recorded in a single month so far this year. From the beginning of the year to the end of July, a total of 978 outbreaks occurred in 724 communes across 33 out of 34 provinces..

African swine fever is on the rise

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, African swine fever is likely to increase in the coming time. On November 19, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ngai province has just submitted a document to the Provincial People’s Committee to issue a document directing the focused implementation of drastic and synchronous solutions to prevent and control African swine fever. The report stated that, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, since the beginning of the year, the country has had over 1,452 outbreaks of African swine fever in 1,103 communes of..

Preventing recurrence of African Swine Fever

In the first 6 months of 2024, infectious diseases in cattle and poultry have complicated developments in many provinces and cities across the country, especially the recurrence of African Swine Fever. According to the announcement of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) as of July 7, 2024, the epidemic has been recorded in 44 provinces and cities nationwide, specialized agencies have coordinated with local authorities. The local government organized the destruction of over 40 thousand pigs. To proactively prevent diseases in livestock herds effectively, especially to prevent disease outbreaks in the near future, pig farming..