African Swine Fever continues to reshape global pork markets, not through sudden windfalls, but through gradual shifts in supply, trade routes, and competitive positioning. Paul Marchand, Senior Risk Management Analyst with h@ms Marketing Services, says ASF’s spread in Europe—especially its entrenched presence in wild boar—forces producers and exporters to rethink expectations rather than chase

Dr. Lisa Becton

African Swine Fever strikes a major farm in Estonia, while Egypt identifies a fourth Foot and Mouth Disease strain. These outbreaks underscore the importance of robust monitoring and stringent bio-security measures across the global pork industry.The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) outlines the situation in its September disease monitoring reports. Associate Director

Colleen McElwain

Animal Health Canada has secured $13 million in funding through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriAssurance Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. This funding, announced at the Animal Health Canada Forum 2024, will support efforts to improve the health and welfare of farmed animals across Canada over the next five years.Executive Director Colleen

The North American African Swine Fever Forum (NA-ASF) took place in Ottawa recently to continue to advance regional cooperation in the prevention and mitigation of the impact of ASF in the Americas. This was the fourth NA-ASF it continued the collaboration that began in 2019, when Canada first hosted the event. Since then, the

Dr. Amy Snow

Expanding the CanSpotASF program to provide African Swine Fever rule-out testing for invasive wild pigs is expected to further Canada’s efforts to establish zoning.CanSpotASF, a voluntary African Swine Fever surveillance program that has provided no-charge rule-out testing for commercial pigs displaying symptoms similar to ASF since 2020, has been expanded to include