Germany Tops 1,000 Swine Fever Cases as Virus Fight Drags On
- Pork exports from EU’s producer at risk of remaining subdued
- Farmers are also grappling with rising feed costs, regulations
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Germany’s deadly pig-disease outbreak has topped 1,000 cases, delaying its return as a major meat exporter as the battle to stamp out the virus persists.
The rising count risks keeping exports subdued from the European Union’s top pork producer, benefiting other sellers in the bloc and the Americas. Meat buyers like Vietnam and Singapore have eased initial prohibitions on German supply, but a ban in top importer China is limiting the upside. Beijing is unlikely to lift it before mid-year at minimum, according to a Rabobank report from March.