EU to lift the ban on British pork export

Introduction: the European Union's ban on the export of British pork products due to foot-and-mouth disease will be partially lifted on October 22 At that time, the counties in the UK that have not found cases of foot-and-mouth disease will be able to resume the export of pork The EU standing veterinary Committee approved the EU Commission's plan to lift the ban in part on October 10 The decision will give a slight boost to Britain's sluggish agriculture, which the government and livestock representatives welcome The British Pig Industry Association said that the British pork market is in a state of oversupply due to its inability to export to overseas markets, and pig producers cannot make ends meet Margaret Beckett, the UK Secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, said the EU decision was good news, but warned that foot-and-mouth disease could not be ignored The British farmers' Association has also warned farmers and agricultural workers not to let down their vigilance The association also said it would continue its efforts to push for EU approval for the resumption of UK beef and mutton exports After Britain discovered its first foot-and-mouth disease in 20 years in February this year, the European Union immediately decided to suspend all UK meat and dairy exports The foot-and-mouth disease crisis has not yet been completely over, so British agriculture has been seriously hit in recent years after the crisis of mad cow disease, swine fever and so on In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, about 3.9 million livestock were slaughtered in the UK.