Restriction areas
The framework relating to the diffusion of African Swine Fever (ASF) it continues to get worse. With an implementing regulation published today in the EU Official Journal, the restriction zones have been expanded. Measure that comes a few days after the discovery of an infected carcass between Fornovo and Varano, in Emilia Romagna.
A fundamental territory
News that greatly alarms companies in the sector given that the province of Parma is a fundamental area for the national livestock sector and for the rest of the supply chain, linked to the processing of pig meat. For this reason, Confagricoltura raises the alarm about the risks that Italian ham exports are experiencing, particularly on the US market.
Lollobrigida's words
The Confederation underlines the validity and opportunity of the initiatives taken, also at a European level, by the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida. Without forgetting that the fight against ASF is done primarily by killing wild boars, the main vehicle of the disease. (Source CONFAGRICOLTURA)