Several countries banned Hungarian pork imports over ASF fears
Imports of live hogs have also been banned by Serbia.
Furthermore, South Korea and Taiwan have communicated the measures informally to the Hungarian authorities.
Japan is Hungary's main market for meat, with one-quarter of revenues being generated there, amounting to 76.2 million euros. Meanwhile, Taiwan and South Korea occupy the sixth place in Hungary's top meat importers.
The Hungarian authorities have reported the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) found in wild boar outside the ASF detection zone in place in the country.
On April 21, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) from Hungary said that the virus was detected in a single boar in the region of Heves.
The international animal health body OIE said that based on the information available at the moment "the most likely source of the infection is food waste, introduced by foreign citizens working in large numbers in industrial facilities located in this area. The detailed epidemiological investigation is ongoing.”
The local authorities said that a measure is in place that pig farms and producers from the infected area are forbidden from exporting pigs and pork products to other EU member states or third countries.
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