Virus Outbreak Within German Pork Industry to Hurt Pork Production, Trade
A spike in coronavirus infections among employees in German slaughterhouses is expected to have short-term impacts on global pork trade and long-term consequences for German pork production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in a July 5…
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report. The impacts were compounded by China’s decision to ban pork imports from one of Germany’s largest slaughterhouses (see 2006300012), which was one of the main competitors for U.S. pork exports to China, USDA said. Germany will also likely move forward with long-awaited stricter animal welfare regulations now that the COVID-19 pandemic has “put the slaughter industry in the spotlight,” the USDA said. “Currently, there is just too much pressure on the German livestock industry and especially the pork market.”