Irish pig farmers hope to benefit as ASF leaves global customers scrambling to secure long-term protein supplies

African swine fever in China has become a major world food markets event, with the Chinese loss in pork production now estimated at nearly 30%, larger than the US annual pork production, or equivalent to the EU’s annual pork supply.

With ASF now affecting an estimated 150-200 million pigs, the expected Chinese pork supply shortfall will create challenges and opportunities for global meat exporters, predicts Rabobank, one of the world’s leading food and agriculture lenders.