Russia’s EU pork ban over swine fever outbreak hurts Irish producers

Polish agriculture minister Stanislaw Kalemba has announced his intention to step down due to the country’s problems with compensating farmers hit by concerns African swine fever (ASF) could spread from wild boars to farmed pigs.

The resignation is unlikely to threaten the stability of the ruling coalition. It is probable he will be replaced by a party colleague in the junior coalition party PSL.

“The main reason for the resignation is a lack of government actions aimed at conducting operations to fight off the effects of two cases of ASF,” said Mr Kalemba.