# South Korea on highest alert as 3 major livestock diseases spread nationwide | The Straits Times

> South Korea's quarantine authorities are on high alert as HPAI, African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease spread simultaneously. All three remain at the highest of four alert levels, and the special quarantine period was extended by one month through March.

- Date: 2026-03-16 · published 2026-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15924-south-korea-on-highest-alert-as-3-major-livestock-diseases-spread-nationwide
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Supply disruption from the three diseases is expected to lift Korean livestock prices and may reduce demand for imported feed ingredients if herds are culled.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-03-16 | [Korea on highest alert as simultaneous livestock epidemics spread nationwide - The Korea Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15922-korea-on-highest-alert-as-simultaneous-livestock-epidemics-spread-nationwide.md) | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| HOGS | 2026-03-15 | [The so-called "three major livestock infectious diseases" such as highly pathogenic avian influenza .. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15926-the-so-called-three-major-livestock-infectious-diseases-such-as-highly.md) | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-01-13 | [U.S. livestock: Hog slaughter hits five-month low on Omicron spread - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43289-u-s-livestock-hog-slaughter-hits-five-month-low-on-omicron-spread-agcanada.md) | +3.5% | +13.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-16 | [FAO urges stronger prevention as animal diseases spread globally - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15906-fao-urges-stronger-prevention-as-animal-diseases-spread-globally-avinews-the.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-12 | [U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up third straight session - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7154-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-up-third-straight-session-country-guide.md) | +8.4% | +5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-03-16 | [Korea on highest alert as simultaneous livestock epidemics spread nationwide - The Korea Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15922-korea-on-highest-alert-as-simultaneous-livestock-epidemics-spread-nationwide.md) | -0.4% | +6.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-26 | [Foot-and-mouth disease: Impacts would go far beyond huge livestock losses - MPI report's warning - NZ Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40440-foot-and-mouth-disease-impacts-would-go-far-beyond-huge-livestock-losses-mpi.md) | -0.8% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-21 | [USDA protects livestock producers against New World screwworm outbreaks \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32619-usda-protects-livestock-producers-against-new-world-screwworm-outbreaks-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- straitstimes.com: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-on-highest-alert-as-simultaneous-livestock-epidemics-spread-nationwide

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