ACIL report tips swine fever cost of $2b for pig sector

Andrew Marshall
Updated November 12 2019 - 2:57pm, first published 1:30pm
Swine fever outbreak could cost meat industry $2b-plus
Swine fever outbreak could cost meat industry $2b-plus

A swine fever outbreak in just one "backyard" pig venture in outer Melbourne, or on a regional Victorian smallholding, would result in more than 23,000 animals destroyed on small- to mid-sized piggeries in the state, according to an economic impact report just released.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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