Panama banned the importation of live swine, genetic material and any food product or by-product from countries affected by African Swine Fever.
On September 3, Resolution No. OAL-086-ADM-2019, published in the Official Journal, decreed an animal health alert against the risks of introduction into the country of African Swine Fever (ASF). See full Resolution.
In response to alerts of African Swine Fever cases reported in Asia, authorities in El Salvador reported that they will carry out fumigations on air, land and sea transportation coming from the affected countries.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) alerted the countries of the region at the end of June to strengthen animal health controls and public and private veterinary services in the member states to prevent the recurrence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the region.
Reports of African Swine Fever in Asia alert countries in the region to strengthen border controls, especially in the management of food waste from airplanes and ships.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) urged the strengthening of animal health and public and private veterinary services in the member states to prevent the recurrence of African swine fever (ASF) in the region, the institution warned in a statement.
Guatemalan authorities will meet with a committee of the World Organization for Animal Health, in order to declare the country free of classical swine fever and restart foreign sales.
The restrictions date back many years, since in 2011 the countries of the region established barriers to the entry of pork from Guatemala, after the presence of Classical Swine Fever was detected.
Following the government's self declaration, negotiations with trading partners have been announced to resume the export of live pigs, pork products and by-products, especially to Central America.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food in Guatemala:
Guatemala, August 11, 2016.Ministerial Agreement 141-2016 officially establishes the self declaration of the country as being stable and free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF).This will allow for resumption of negotiations with trading partners and resumption of exports of live pigs, products and byproducts, mainly to Central America.This will have a positive impact on the economy as these items are estimated to be worth close to $10 million.
The government has announced that in November this year the Regional International Agricultural Health Organization will declare the country free of classical swine fever.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) declared that classical swine fever has been eliminated, after an outbreak affected pork production and export in late 2011.
The outbreak of swine diarrhea which affected the pork cultivation sector has led to a greater consumer preference for imported meat.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer):
Japan is the largest importer of pork in the world, the fifth of pork sausages and sixth largest consumer of pork. Currently, domestic production covers only half the demand, therefore the remainder has to be imported.
Alerts have been issued over a new outbreak of the PEDv disease which a year after its first identification in the country has raised prices of pork to historic levels.
The appearance of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Disease (PEDv,) on a farm in Indiana, United States, has started to generate concern in the industry about the possibility of a new massive infection and pork meat production being affected.