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USDA: China feed demand, soybean imports down

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that China’s feed demand and imports of soybeans are down, some analysts say the numbers are still surprisingly high, given the depletion of the country’s pig herd due to the deadly African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks that have plagued it for almost a year.

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Battle to control African swine fever continues in Asia, Europe

African swine fever (ASF) has returned to a new region of Cambodia and to Bulgaria, while new outbreaks have been reported in domestic pigs in China, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Vietnam.

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Researchers: Chinese ASF outbreak most likely a man-made disaster

A researcher who predicted the Chinese outbreak of ASF says a vaccine may not be enough to stop the spread of disease in the world’s largest pig herd.

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Why researchers say developing a vaccine for ASF will take years

After multiple failed attempts, researchers are hot on the trail of potential vaccines for ASF. But safety tests could still take years, researchers say.

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Gene editing could alleviate ASF’s impact on industry

A proper regulatory framework for gene editing in U.S. livestock would have multiple benefits, pork industry leaders say, and key among those benefits is it could introduce pigs that are resistant to diseases such as African swine fever.

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Vietnam says ASF vaccine is near, but experts are skeptical

Vietnam said on Tuesday that a vaccine developed at the National University of Agriculture has shown initial success in fighting African swine fever (ASF), but experts are skeptical and say much more research is needed.

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Weather, ASF, trade will immediately affect global feed industry

Abnormal weather events, the spread of African swine fever and trade tensions will have an effect on global cereals and soy prices.

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Vietnam’s African swine fever cull nears 3 million

The African swine fever (ASF) situation in Vietnam has deteriorated to the point where a senior politician is encouraging the country’s pig farmers to switch to the production of poultry or cattle, while new outbreaks of the disease have also been reported in domestic pigs in China, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine.

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Laos reports first cases of African swine fever

Research has revealed a promising new approach for the development of a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) for pigs. While no outbreaks of ASF affecting commercial pig herds in any country have been officially reported in the past week, there have been further cases among village herds in Romania and Vietnam, and the disease has spread to Laos.

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China pork prices rise as ASF depletes herd

As China’s pig herd continues to be depleted by African swine fever (ASF), pork prices are rising and the country is becoming increasingly dependent on imports to supply its demand for pork.

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ASF researcher: Controlling Chinese outbreak could take decades

Former Plum Island pathobiologist calls Chinese outbreak of ASF a "game changer" that will pose a threat for years to come, even in the U.S. And a vaccine, he says, may not be able to solve the problem.

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South Korea raises ASF preparedness level

Although no cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in the country, South Korea has introduced new measures to prevent spread of the disease from North Korea. New outbreaks have been reported in domestic pigs in Romania, South Africa, and Vietnam, as well as among the wild boar population in Europe.

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