African swine fever: Economic impact – Text version
African swine fever (ASF) poses a significant risk to the Canadian pork industry and the Canadian economy
- Canada is the third-largest pork exporting country in both value and volume and represents about 14% of world pork trade.
- In 2022, Canada exported 1.4 million tonnes of pork, valued at $4.8 billion CAD, to 77 countries.
- The pork industry contributes to 88,000 direct and indirect jobs that, in turn, generate $24 billion when farms, inputs, processing and pork exports are included.
- Top three markets for Canadian pork:
- United States
- Japan
- China
Everyone has a role to play in reducing the risk of ASF
Find out more
- Learn how you can help prevent African swine fever from impacting Canada's economy.
Visit inspection.canada.ca/ASF