German pork exports to China and some other non-European Union countries are temporarily not feasible and have stopped after a case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in a wild boar, Germany’s agriculture ministry said on Friday. Germany’s pork exports to China are worth around 1 billion euros annually, but face disruption by the case of ASF in the state of Brandenburg, which is temporarily making essential declarations on export paperwork impossible. German pig prices slumped almost 14% on Friday largely on fears the ASF outbreak will damage exports. Major pork importers such as China often impose bans on imports from countries where ASF has been found, even if only in wild animals. South Korea, Germany’s second largest pigmeat customer outside the EU, has announced a ban on German pork imports. German farmers on Friday urged China to avoid a nationwide ban on imports of German pork.
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