Key result
African Swine Fever outbreaks reduced pigmeat exports by nearly 15%, production quantity by over 4%, and the national pig inventory by 3-4% in the year following the cases.
Why the study?
African Swine Fever is a contagious animal disease disrupting international trade, and its impact on pigmeat production, export, prices, and inventory across affected European Union member states required analysis.
Observational (n=11)
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African Swine Fever outbreaks in EU member states significantly reduced pigmeat exports, production, and national pig inventories in the short and medium term.
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious animal disease which can cause disruptions in the international trade of pigs and products derived from pigs. During 2014-2019 ASF was introduced into several member states in the European Union (EU), including the Baltic states and Poland (2014), Czech Republic and Romania (2017), Belgium, Bulgaria and Hungary (2018), and Slovakia (2019). The objective of this study was to analyze how the ASF epidemic has contributed to the production, export, and prices of pigmeat and to the national pig inventory (number of pigs) in 11 EU member states. The data included country-level statistics on the pig markets and ASF outbreaks observed during 2010-2019. The data were first analyzed descriptively. Following this, a system of four equations was specified and estimated by using seemingly unrelated regression method. The results indicated that the consequences of ASF to the pigmeat markets are complex and may differ by country. They suggest that an ASF outbreak can reduce the production of pigmeat, export quantities and the national pig inventory in the short and medium term. On average, those new cases of ASF reduced the exports of pigmeat by close to 15% and the production quantity by more than 4% in the year after the cases had occurred, and the national pig inventory by 3-4% both in the current and the next year. However, only indirect effects on pigmeat prices were observed.
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Jarkko K. Niemi (2020) conducted an observational in African Swine Fever (n=11). African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks vs. Periods or countries without ASF outbreaks was evaluated on Pigmeat production, export quantities, and national pig inventory (reduced exports by close to 15%, production by >4%, and pig inventory by 3-4%). African Swine Fever outbreaks reduced pigmeat exports by nearly 15%, production quantity by over 4%, and the national pig inventory by 3-4% in the year following the cases.
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