The spread of African swine fever in China has been named as one of the major risks to the global agricultural crisis in an annual report by the world 's Food and Agriculture Organization and the Organisation for Economic sustainable pork operation and Development . It said global pork prices would be hit by the incurable disease , and forecast a 5 % drop in Chinese output for 2019 , as well as a rise in imports to almost two million tonnes from an average about 1.6 million mt a year , and added the medium - term impact may be " more severe " .
The spread of African swine fever in China has been named as one of the major risks to the global agricultural sector in an annual report by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It said global pork production would be hit by the incurable disease, and forecast a 5% drop in Chinese output for 2019, as well as a rise in imports to almost two million mt from an average about 1.6 million mt a year, and added the medium-term impact may be "more severe".