Paju Farm Pigs to Be Shipped Amid ASF Outbreak... Expected to Contribute to Price Stability

A view of a pig farming farm

Regarding the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that occurred last month in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, pigs that show no abnormalities in detailed inspections will be slaughtered and shipped before the Lunar New Year.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that it plans to allow pigs with no abnormalities in the detailed ASF inspections to be slaughtered and shipped before the Lunar New Year to stabilize prices.

Earlier, on the 18th of last month, after ASF was detected at a pig farm in Paju City, movement restrictions were imposed on 57 pig farms within a 10km radius.

However, following this decision to allow slaughter and shipment, farms in the affected area can conduct clinical and detailed inspections at the Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory of Gyeonggi Province before shipment.

The Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory has been thoroughly managing quarantine zones and conducting epidemiological control. After conducting two rounds of detailed inspections on the pigs being raised, all tested negative, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs was recommended to allow prompt shipment. Consequently, conditional approval for pig shipment to designated slaughterhouses was granted starting from the 4th.

Jung Bong-su, head of the Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory, stated, "This measure will help pig farmers avoid economic losses caused by over 7,000 overweight pigs and is expected to contribute to stabilizing consumer prices ahead of the Lunar New Year."

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