China bans import of pigs, wild boar from the Philippines due to swine fever

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May 19, 2026 - 6:31 PM
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Hogs in the farm
The Philippines, the world's 10th-largest pork consumer and seventh-biggest pork importer, declared its first outbreak of the virus on Sept. 9, after detecting swine deaths and culling more than 7,000 pigs in towns in Rizal. (The Freeman/File photo)

BEIJING — China has banned the import of pigs, wild boars and related products from the Philippines due to swine fever, a statement released by the General Administration of Customs showed.

—Reporting by Shi Bu, Xiuhao Chen and Ryan WooEditing by Bernadette Baum

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