Japan suspends German pork imports after African swine fever case
14 September, 2020
Japan suspended imports of pork and live pigs from Germany on Friday (Sep 11) after a circumstance of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed found in a wild boar found in eastern Germany, the agriculture ministry said.
China and South Korea also banned such imports after Germany said last Thursday that ASF had been found in a dead wild boar near its border with Poland.
Japan's action aims to keep out the condition, the ministry said in a declaration on Friday.
Pork imports of 40,240 tonnes from Germany this past year accounted for 3.3 % of Japan's total imports of 1 1.2 million tonnes of the meat, the ministry said. Japan didn't import any live pigs in 2019, down from six in 2018.
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