Overview
- Two dead wild boar near Barcelona tested positive for African swine fever, Spain’s first confirmed cases since 1994.
- The Agriculture Ministry suspended shipments to China under a recently agreed bilateral protocol that treats outbreaks on a regional basis.
- Exports from unaffected regions could resume once Beijing confirms activation of that protocol, according to Spanish officials.
- Emergency measures are in place around the detection site, with Interporc saying farms within 20 km face operating and sales restrictions as investigators seek the source.
- The UK said it will hold Spanish pork at border control posts until further notice, adding pressure on a sector that exports about €3.5 billion a year.