Source: Andre Sulluchuco, MEATINGPLACE, 4/21/14
 

The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) initially detected in the U.S. has spread to Mexico where local producers say that there are cases "in virtually all states”, Mexican news agency Noticieros Televisa reports. 

Experts point at the high pork prices, which has increased up to 40 percent at local meat stores.
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) representative Aaron Turner Gutiérrez said that imported pork shank from the U.S. may also increase in price especially for the rest of the calendar year.

He added that price increases overall are likely, and emphasized that there is no intent to create a product shortage in the local market.

The disease’s presence in Mexico is not only due to U.S. hog imports, but also due to "some irregular shipments," and "if the U.S. has an outbreak, sooner or later it comes to Mexico”, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa).

In 2013, Mexico produced 1.28 million tons of pork, primarily in Jalisco (18.5%), Sonora (18.1%), Puebla (9.5%), Guanajuato (9.3%) and Yucatan (8.4%).

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