Agriculture committee  No, there's no vaccine.

Agriculture committee  Primarily biosecurity, like checking ingredients brought in from other countries. Another very important factor that hasn't been talked about much is backyard pig farming. I'm talking about people keeping a few pigs outside their homes over the summer. It's really important to ma

Agriculture committee  It only affects swine, primarily boars and pigs.

Agriculture committee  Maybe the forum.

Agriculture committee  As producers, we are working really hard to make sure we inform the old system about traceability. I'll just separate it into two parts. Animal activists are one thing. With traceability, right now we are at a good level, but we want to increase it. Instant reporting would be rea

Agriculture committee  Yes. In terms of regulation, there is not much difference between ASF in a wild boar population or in the commercial population. You can imagine that for a pork producer, it does not matter where it happens—it can be in the forest—but there is an impact on us, too. In addition,

Agriculture committee  If I may add, what is important from the industry perspective is the lack of resources right now. We have devoted additional resources. Our staff is devoted to it. Producers are increasing their biosecurity, but resources are a key issue right now. We would really like to see t

Agriculture committee  We've met with the minister several times since 2016 to ask about it. They were saying that there was a concern about trade relationships. However, it's something they have in the United States. Every time we sell pork, there is a check-off on our pork that we sell there. They us

Agriculture committee  That's what we have received as an answer. As well, beef has one, so we are still wondering why this file is lagging behind. We think we would certainly benefit from it.

Agriculture committee  I'll start, and then Mr. Ross can take over. To give you some context, based on official figures, we estimate that China has lost 15% of its pig population, primarily sows.

Agriculture committee  It's huge. That 15% is equivalent to the total output of the United States and Canada combined. The scale of these figures is a little hard to imagine, but bear in mind that China is by far the biggest pig producer in the world.

Agriculture committee  I've discussed it with many producers, and I can tell you their anxiety levels are very high. You need to realize that we export 70% of what we produce. If the outbreak reaches Canada, we'll have to shut down our exports for at least a few days, or maybe longer if we're not well

Agriculture committee  Yes. However, Eastern European countries are mostly affected.

Agriculture committee  Yes. I will name a few from memory. The European countries affected are Georgia, Poland, Hungary, Russian, Romania and Belgium. There is a list that we could give you.

Agriculture committee  In Asia, China is affected. However, the disease is spreading to Southeast Asia.