
Bovine Vet covers WOAH's 2026 State of the World's Animal Health report, which warns that bird flu, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and New World screwworm are spreading. The report says animal health gets under 0.6% of global health spending.
It also highlights workforce shortages and biosecurity demands in North America.
Growing transboundary disease risk can disrupt livestock and poultry output and trade flows. The impact on prices is indirect and not immediate.
After 645 past disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.1%), and +0.9% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 615 past disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.8%), and -0.2% 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.