African swine fever can also bring a crisis to the domestic meat market

The emergence of African swine fever in Germany could endanger the European meat market, including the Hungarian meat market. A significant surplus of pork is increasingly likely to appear on the European market, as China has already banned German products from the market. Due to the temporarily stuck, significant stocks, a large fall in prices is expected, which could ruin farmers.

The emergence of African swine fever in Germany on the meat market in Europe, including Hungary, has caused serious concerns. Although the virus, which has been harmless to humans, has so far only been detected in feral pigs, experience has shown that it is sufficient for large international target markets, including China, to partially or completely restrict imports from Germany, the Hungarian Nation wrote. European exports to China have increased significantly in recent times as swine fever has wreaked havoc in the Far East, including herds killed to prevent the virus from spreading.

Another serious problem for the domestic meat sector is the emergence of African swine fever in Germany. Fears following the announcement by the Germans have been confirmed: China has already banned imports from Germany, which could allow significant goods to enter the European market, said Tamás Éder.