Poland: First Large 2020 ASF Outbreak Hits Commercial Farm Near German Border

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

Contact:

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Warsaw   |   (011-48-22) 504-2336

Link to report:

Poland: First Large 2020 ASF Outbreak Hits Commercial Farm Near German Border

On March 23, 2020, Poland’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) officially notified an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on a 23,746-head pig farm in the Lubuskie Province in western Poland. The affected farm is located within the ASF restricted zone, approximately 60 kilometers from the German border. Veterinary authorities implemented protection and surveillance procedures to contain the outbreak. This outbreak marks Poland’s first commercial ASF outbreak in 2020.

Poland: First Large 2020 ASF Outbreak Hits Commercial Farm Near German Border

Europe and Eurasia, Poland

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.