According to the Romanian National Agency for veterinary and food safety (ANSVA), in early August in 98 settlements of Romania, there were over 587 outbreaks of ASF. Most often they occur on the farms near the river Danube and near the Ukrainian border. The most affected region of Tulcea, situated in the Eastern part of the country only in June have been killed more than 48 thousand pigs. Compensation for slaughtered animals are the equivalent of 1.32 euros per kilo.

The Ministry of agriculture requires farmers to burn or other way to isolate their crops in the areas of ASF. This applies, for example, corn. The head of the agricultural Department in connection with the sharp decline of pork due to ASF has also requested help from Brussels.

According to the Chairman of the Association of pork producers, in Romania, the prerequisites for the development of a serious crisis on the pork market. At the moment, the trade in products of pig breeding in more or less suspended all over the country. Professional associations predict that the people of Romania for up to six months will be forced to live without pork.