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Economic losses due to movement bans for ASF

 Given the ongoing outbreaks of ASF in Romania commercial farms are affected by movement bans. Both continuing outbreaks and
resulting movement bans have a strong negative economic impact on the continuity of these farms.
 Multiple farmers reported that since 2017 they were affected multiple times by movement bans, some of which lasted almost half a year.

● Total losses were on average about €250 per sow per affected farm:
● Due to production losses: Per average sow the average losses were €63 but varied between €12 and €156
per sow (average RON 299; minimum 56, maximum 747).
● Famers also reported substantial additional costs and losses that were estimated at €190 on average, but
varied among farms from €60 and €440 (average RON 920, minimum 285 and maximum 2,100) per sow.

● Besides direct economic effects also other effects were reported that have a direct impact on the livelihood of the farm (e.g.
loss of employees, loss of supplier confidence).

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