# Expansion of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever Continues to Raise Global Concerns - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

> FMD SAT-1 continues circulating in the Middle East, with outbreaks on three pig farms in Cyprus and more positive farms in Greece. ASF has been detected in wild boar in Spain and Saxony, Germany, an area previously declared disease-free.

- Date: 2026-06-01 · published 2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15901-expansion-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-and-african-swine-fever-continues-to-raise
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Spread of FMD and ASF into new European areas raises the risk of export bans and trade restrictions on pork and livestock, which can pressure hog and feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-08-24 | [ASF, FMD and Classical Swine Fever Activity Highlight Global Disease Risks for Pork Industry - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15887-asf-fmd-and-classical-swine-fever-activity-highlight-global-disease-risks-for.md) | -0.1% | -6.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-28 | [African swine fever reshaping global beef markets \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61980-african-swine-fever-reshaping-global-beef-markets-scoop-news.md) | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | +4.4% | +14.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-25 | [African swine fever will influence 2020 global protein markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56002-african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets.md) | -2.8% | +6.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-23 | [ASF Continues Spread in China and FMD on the Move in South Africa – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60978-asf-continues-spread-in-china-and-fmd-on-the-move-in-south-africa-american.md) | -4.4% | -6.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-16 | [Foot and mouth disease risks concern WA Livestock Exporters Association \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41342-foot-and-mouth-disease-risks-concern-wa-livestock-exporters-association-wa.md) | -2.8% | +8.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-06 | [Foot-and-mouth disease detected in Indonesia; Australian livestock sector on alert - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41345-foot-and-mouth-disease-detected-in-indonesia-australian-livestock-sector-on.md) | -2.2% | +8.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-09 | [Weekly global protein digest: HPAI confirmations continue to rise in US
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22106-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-confirmations-continue-to-rise-in-us-the.md) | +3.8% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- swineweb.com: https://swineweb.com/expansion-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-and-african-swine-fever-continues-to-raise-global-concerns/

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