# Global Swine Disease Surveillance Reveals Rising Risks for ASF and FMD - Pork Business

> Global African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks have reached high levels, with ASF reported in more than 71 countries and territories. The article highlights new outbreaks in European commercial farms and vaccine challenges in Africa, and stresses border biosecurity for the U.S. herd, where ASF has not been detected.

- Date: 2026-07-13 · published 2026-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15895-global-swine-disease-surveillance-reveals-rising-risks-for-asf-and-fmd-pork
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

ASF remains absent from the U.S., which supports export demand for American pork while the disease spreads abroad. A U.S. detection would be a major bearish shock to hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-12-07 | [First global swine disease surveillance report issued](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67365-first-global-swine-disease-surveillance-report-issued.md) | -0.0% | +6.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-17 | [Swine Disease Global Surveillance Report: bi-monthly update – Swine in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62434-swine-disease-global-surveillance-report-bi-monthly-update-swine-in-minnesota.md) | -4.4% | -5.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-07 | [SHIC Global Disease Monitoring Report Follows ASF, FMD and CSF Activity – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61923-shic-global-disease-monitoring-report-follows-asf-fmd-and-csf-activity-american.md) | +0.8% | -2.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-12 | [U.S. pork prices rise as fatal pig disease cuts global meat supply: Tyson Foods CEO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56220-u-s-pork-prices-rise-as-fatal-pig-disease-cuts-global-meat-supply-tyson-foods.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-01 | [Pigs fly: China pork producers surge as swine disease cuts supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60094-pigs-fly-china-pork-producers-surge-as-swine-disease-cuts-supply.md) | +1.7% | +35.0% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/global-swine-disease-surveillance-reveals-rising-risks-asf-and-fmd

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