"A critical situation which, in all likelihood, could have been avoided with the law enforcement action urged for some time at all levels against the proliferation of wild boars". This was supported by the Board of Confagricoltura which met to take stock of the situation following the confirmed cases of swine fever and the first decisions passed in European level. "Now it is necessary to act with the utmost promptness and effectiveness in the field of surveillance and biosecurity measures for the protection of farms" - underlines the president, Massimiliano Giansanti - We must in every way combat the phenomenon and limit the damage as much as possible, considering that the first suspensions of the imports of meat from Italy swine and derivative products ".
The suspensions have already been ordered - highlights Confagricoltura - by the competent authorities of China, Japan, Taiwan and Kuwait. Restrictions were also placed by Switzerland. Last year, exports from the pig sector amounted to about 1,5 billion euros, of which 500 million for non-EU markets. “In this phase - continues Giansanti - the rigor of information to consumers is also fundamental, also avoiding any commercial speculation".
In the next few days - Confagricoltura announces - the National Product Federations of the pig and poultry and rabbit sectors (struggling with avian flu) to evaluate the requests to be submitted to the government and in the European context for the protection of companies. “In the meantime - concludes the president of Confagricoltura - we have already addressed some credit institutions so that they pay the greatest possible attention to farmers in difficulty ".