FMD Germany: A heavy blow for pork producers. What’s next?
It is safe to say that nobody expected the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in January 2025. Even though it happened in water buffaloes, German pig farmers were shocked by the first case of the virus in Germany since 1988. Market expert Dr Albert Hortmann-Scholten looks ahead at how the effects might be felt in Germany’s swine industry. Due to the outbreak of FMD, Germany lost its status as ‘free of FMD disease without vaccination’. That has far-reaching consequences for trade with
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