Russia has banned pig imports from the United States based
on outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus.
There is no word yet from either the Russians or Canadians
about whether the ban will extend to Canadian pigs.
Russian state agricultural oversight agency
Rosselkhoznadnor said “this disease
is spreading over more and more territory of various countries including the
United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan.”
It said it’s worried that the situation in the U.S. is
getting worse.
Ontario, where most of the Canadian outbreaks have
occurred since the end of January, there have been no new cases since April 30.
