Italian authorities were forced to cull nearly 120,000 pigs since swine fever appeared in the country back in January 2022. Now, they have slaughtered three-quarters of those over the past two months.
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00:00Swine fever has gripped northern Italian regions, threatening livelihoods and production of
00:07prized pork products.
00:09The areas of greatest concern include Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy, regions known
00:16for their Parma prosciutto.
00:17Damage to the pork industry is estimated at €500 million so far, with farmers at risk
00:24of losing their livelihoods.
00:25As soon as the swine fever was confirmed in Italy, 12 countries, including China, Thailand
00:55and Mexico, put an immediate ban on importing Italian pork, regardless of whether it was
01:01produced in an area where swine fever was detected or not.