Original title: swine fever or ham export collapse in some parts of Italy
Beijing, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) according to the Italian daily news agency, Norbert Collins, President of the European Agricultural Commission, said recently, "the outbreak of African swine fever in Piemonte and Liguria in Italy at the beginning of last month is a very bad signal. This may directly lead to the collapse of the export of Italian pork products, especially pickled ham, to the third country market."
It is reported that the Italian pork industry is suffering the strongest impact in recent years. One reason is the rise in the overall input costs of animal husbandry, especially feed, electricity and veterinary services. In addition, with the impact of classical swine fever, the profit of Italian pork products was squeezed to the lowest level ever.
Collins believes that it is time for the European Commission to actively intervene. In addition to consolidating the existing market, it should also open new markets outside the 27 member states through non discriminatory promotion policies, so as to alleviate the negative situation of exports and avoid confusion in the pork product market.