Pig herds in Germany have shrunk to a record low as producers battle soaring input costs, adding to the list of German industries hobbled by the energy crisis.

Lower Saxony is Germany's largest single pig production area with about 6.4 million pigs and piglets, Germany's national statistics office says.

Cutting the numbers of wild boar will be critical in combating the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in Germany, the country's newly-appointed junior agriculture minister said on Thursday.

The swine flu cases were reported in areas of Germany less than 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the Danish border.

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German pig markets remained stable this week, escaping disruption following the discovery of African Swine fever (ASF) in farm animals, German national pig farming association ISN said on Friday.

Germany’s industrial output dropped in June to its lowest level since 2020, the year when the coronavirus pandemic swept the planet, paralyzing the global economy.

Authorities in Denmark are urging hunters, truckdrivers and farmers to be extra cautious following recent reports of African swine fever cases among domestic pigs in neighboring Germany ...