# Outbreak of swine fever in Spain spurs China and Mexico to restrict pig and pork imports from that country

> China and Mexico restricted pig and pork imports from Spain after African swine fever was found there. CHS Hedging said the demand could be met by US suppliers. The same commentary reported 95 US bird flu cases in the past 30 days, with 1.33 million birds affected.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15949-outbreak-of-swine-fever-in-spain-spurs-china-and-mexico-to-restrict-pig-and
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Redirected import demand from China and Mexico could lift US pork exports and support hog prices. Continued US poultry losses from bird flu tighten poultry supply and could support feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-05-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures post solid price recovery, China pork imports drop
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41553-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-post-solid-price-recovery-china-pork-imports-drop.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-13 | [Towards a rebound in Chinese pork imports in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38233-towards-a-rebound-in-chinese-pork-imports-in-2023.md) | +2.0% | -3.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-08-29 | [A Closer Look at China's Pork Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69442-a-closer-look-at-china-s-pork-imports.md) | -1.5% | -15.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-14 | [Trump asks China to increase imports of US farm, food commodities \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14581-trump-asks-china-to-increase-imports-of-us-farm-food-commodities-s-and-p-global.md) | +4.3% | +2.2% |
| HOGS | 2017-12-29 | [Slower production growth in China to drive increased animal protein imports in 2018 \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67466-slower-production-growth-in-china-to-drive-increased-animal-protein-imports-in.md) | +1.9% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/mwo/livestock/article_dbbbcbdf-1cd3-4b5e-b470-9eacc33caf83.html

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