
FAO urged stronger prevention and cooperation against transboundary animal diseases, citing avian influenza losses of 633 million poultry, FMD losses of USD 11.3 billion annually and ASF reducing pig herds by over 40% in parts of Asia. The New World screwworm has re-emerged in the US.
The report calls for investment in animal health systems.
Large cumulative losses from poultry and pig disease reduce animal numbers and feed demand over time, and renewed screwworm activity in the US raises the risk of cattle movement restrictions.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 177 past bullish disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.