Restriction areas
The publication of the EU Implementing Regulation (2024/413) identifies the new restriction zones regarding African Swine Fever in Italy. The provision, published in the Official Journal of the European Union - explains Confagricoltura - if on the one hand eliminates the so-called restriction zone III for farms that are now free and without positive cases for some time, on the other extends the restriction zones I and II in three regions due to the increase in the number of ASF-positive wild boar cases. The measure follows the evolution which in the last month has seen a significant expansion of the epidemic in the wild in the North-West. The extension concerns areas highly suited to excellent pig production: in Lombardy the provinces of Pavia and Milan; in Piedmont the provinces of Asti and Cuneo, and in Emilia-Romagna the province of Piacenza.
Marketing of garments
“The farms located in the restricted areas suffer further limitations on the marketing of the animals – states the president of the FNP Suini di Confagricoltura, Rudy Milani – This will also cause damage to the agricultural companies, which will have to be compensated in some way”. “The strategy and the new plan for containment of wild animals need to be strengthened, since the number of infected wild animals shows no sign of decreasing and the territories concerned cover an increasingly large area and dangerously close to the most suitable areas”.
Direct and indirect damages
“Masaf – adds Milani – thanks also to the request of Confagricoltura, has planned to extend the resources allocated so far to all closures after 1 August, but now they may be insufficient. It is necessary to make, in agreement with the administration, an assessment on the verification of all the direct and indirect damages that are borne by the farms resulting from these health measures and which could be greater than those considered so far". “In our opinion – he concludes – a joint effort by institutions and supply chains is also necessary to avoid unjustified market disruptions” (source: Confagricoltura).