African swine fever (ASF) has severely harmed the primary sector. Unió de Pagesos (UP) warned this Wednesday that Catalan pig farmers registered, during the first half of this year, losses of 16 euro cents per kilogram for each pig they raise. This means that sector professionals lose an average of 19.62 euros per live animal, a drop of 156% compared to the same period last year. The agricultural organization, which presented these figures at a press conference in Lleida, states that the sector has a negative economic margin for the first time in four years, and attributes these losses mainly to the effect of the appearance of African swine fever (ASF) at the end of last year.

The Catalan government confirmed on Friday two positive cases of African swine fever (ASF) in two wild boars found dead this week in the municipality of Cerdanyola del Vallès (Vallès Occidental), and has therefore activated its contingency plan against the disease, according to a statement from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The plan's measures include an immediate ban on pork exports outside the EU. These two cases are currently the only ones found in Spain, so there is no evidence that the disease is affecting any farms in Catalonia. "So far, no outbreaks have been detected in domestic animals in Catalonia," the Ministry of Agriculture stated in a press release. However, at a press conference, the Catalan Minister of Agriculture, Òscar Ordeig, stated that there is a "high" probability of new cases being found in Catalonia. The last case detected in the state was in 1994.

ERC is championing the right to decide, but in Moià, where it governs with an absolute majority, it is putting every possible obstacle in the way of its residents voting on whether they want the slaughterhouse expansion and the installation of a biogas plant. On May 21, the municipal government refused to admit the consultation to promote the 200 residents in the town hall square.