China likely to halt German pork imports due to case of African swine fever
Germany, for which China is a key pork market, has confirmed a case of the disease that’s caused South Korea and Japan to suspend purchases
11 September 2020 - 12:03
Kuala Lumpur/Beijing — Nervousness is mounting over whether top pork consumer China will halt imports of the meat from Europe’s biggest producer on concerns about a pig-killing disease.
Germany, which counts on China as a key pork market, confirmed a case of African swine fever on Thursday. That’s already caused South Korea and Japan to suspend purchases, and Taiwan to begin inspecting the luggage of passengers from the European nation...
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