The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is strengthening regular monitoring and dispatching to stabilize pig production.
Release time： 2019-03-11
【Summary Description】
Since the outbreak of African swine fever, localities have simultaneously focused on both disease prevention and control and on ensuring stable production and supply of live pigs, achieving phased results. However, in some areas, awareness of the requirement to “balance” disease prevention and control with meat supply has been insufficiently comprehensive. In implementing regulations governing the transportation and monitoring of pigs, some localities have adopted overly simplistic approaches or even imposed increasingly stringent measures at each level. They have also lacked effective strategies for protecting pig production and have been inadequate in their efforts to provide public education and guidance. Moreover, certain staff members have failed to issue the required inspection certificates for the legal transport of breeding pigs, commercial piglets, live pigs, and related products, leading to a serious situation where pig farms (and individual farmers) are hesitant—or outright unable—to restock their herds. To ensure the effective implementation of the Party Central Committee and the State Council’s decisions and plans for coordinating African swine fever prevention and control with efforts to stabilize production and secure supply, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued the “Notice on Regularly Monitoring and Coordinating Measures Related to Stabilizing Pig Production.”
The “Notice” clarifies the key contents of dispatch information as follows: First, whether this province (region or city) has issued specific implementation measures or work plans following the issuance by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the “Notice on Standardizing the Transportation of Live Pigs and Their Products” and the “Notice on Strengthening Pig Production, Stabilizing Market Supply.” Second, whether cities, counties, and townships have independently formulated stricter restrictions in the course of implementing the “Notice on Standardizing the Transportation of Live Pigs and Their Products.” Third, whether fattened pigs ready for market can be transported out in a timely manner, the volume of fattened pigs held back in this province (region or city), and the status of implementation of point-to-point transportation measures. Fourth, whether this province (region or city) has provided early-warning information services to pig farmers and conducted special publicity and guidance aimed at boosting producers’ confidence. Fifth, whether this province (region or city) has established clear measures to address and prevent situations where individual staff members fail to take responsibility, remain inactive, or fail to issue quarantine certificates in accordance with regulations, thereby affecting the lawful transportation of breeding pigs, commercial piglets, live pigs, and their products. Sixth, new initiatives and exemplary practices adopted by this province (region or city) during the reporting period to protect and support the development of pig production.
Source: China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary News Digital Edition
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