Impact Of African Swine Flu On Meat Prices And Availability

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Paul Makube- Senior Agricultural Economist-Fnb Agribusiness About Never mind corona, now African swine flu is another concern.
African swine fever has been detected for the first time in the Eastern Cape and could lead to a shortage of pork meat. There is no treatment or vaccine for swine fever, and the transmission of the disease has proven difficult to control.
12 May 2020 11AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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