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2019 World Pork Expo cancelled
The 2019 World Pork Expo has been cancelled.
In a release this morning, the National Pork Producers
Council board of directors says the event has been cancelled out of “an abundance
of caution” as African Swine Fever continues to spread in China and other parts
of Asia.
An evaluation by veterinarians and other third-party experts
say the risk of African Swine Fever being introduced into the US herd from the
event is negligible, but David Herring, president of NPPC says the board has decided
to exercise extreme caution.
The World Pork Expo is held each June in Des Moines, Iowa
and hosts approximately 20,000 visitors over 3 days, including individuals and
exhibitors from ASF-positive regions.
Herring says pork producers are highly export dependent and an ASF
outbreak would immediately close export markets when a time when producers are
already facing trade challenges.
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