# EU widens area affected by swine flu crisis to 91 places around Barcelona | Sur in English

> The EU expanded the African swine fever restricted area in Spain to 91 municipalities in Barcelona province, with temporary emergency measures until 28 February. About 50 wild boars were found dead near Cerdanyola del Vallès, and nine tested positive. No cases have been found on nearby pig farms, and authorities have deployed 400 personnel.

- Date: 2025-12-05 · published 2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Spain · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15947-eu-widens-area-affected-by-swine-flu-crisis-to-91-places-around-barcelona-sur
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Spain's large pork export base is restricted, so importers may shift purchases toward other suppliers, including the US. That supports hog prices and demand for feed grains and meal used in pork production.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-10-09 | [How China’s swine fever epidemic turned into a global crisis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56708-how-china-s-swine-fever-epidemic-turned-into-a-global-crisis.md) | +9.2% | +4.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-17 | [China’s Latest Battle With African Swine Fever to Push Up Pork Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36846-china-s-latest-battle-with-african-swine-fever-to-push-up-pork-prices-bloomberg.md) | -3.8% | -9.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-02 | [Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57974-millions-of-small-pig-farmers-in-asia-threatened-by-swine-fever.md) | -2.3% | +11.3% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-15 | [UPDATE 1-China's Pig Farms Battle New Surge in African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36847-update-1-china-s-pig-farms-battle-new-surge-in-african-swine-fever.md) | -6.0% | -11.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-31 | [Hog prices poised to soar as deadly swine disease emerges in China - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63673-hog-prices-poised-to-soar-as-deadly-swine-disease-emerges-in-china-marketwatch.md) | +7.0% | +28.4% |

## Sources

- surinenglish.com: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/widens-area-affected-swine-flu-crisis-places-20251205181732-nt.html

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