# Resilience to animal diseases - NAO report

> The UK National Audit Office published a value-for-money report on England's resilience to animal diseases. It notes that HPAI led to 7.2 million birds being culled between November 2020 and March 2025, and that the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak cost billions. The report examines whether Defra is taking effective action against these risks.

- Date: 2025-06-03 · published 2025-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15994-resilience-to-animal-diseases-nao-report
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The report signals potential for future disease-driven poultry and livestock supply disruptions in England, but it contains no new outbreak or policy change that moves prices now.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-05-03 | [Keep on fighting animal diseases - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46970-keep-on-fighting-animal-diseases-oie.md) | +1.5% | +6.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-07-22 | [Animal disease poses significant risk to global meat market – report 22.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16261-animal-disease-poses-significant-risk-to-global-meat-market-report-22-07-2022.md) | +2.6% | -9.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-01-26 | [EU surveillance: Concerning data on animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16310-eu-surveillance-concerning-data-on-animal-diseases.md) | +2.5% | +24.2% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-30 | [Animal health epidemic intelligence report - Asia and the Pacific](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15937-animal-health-epidemic-intelligence-report-asia-and-the-pacific.md) | +0.1% | +6.4% |
| HOGS | 2026-03-01 | [Animal health epidemic intelligence report - Asia and the Pacific](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15923-animal-health-epidemic-intelligence-report-asia-and-the-pacific.md) | +0.4% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2021-05-03 | [Keep on fighting animal diseases - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46970-keep-on-fighting-animal-diseases-oie.md) | +2.6% | -6.2% |
| SBM | 2022-07-22 | [Animal disease poses significant risk to global meat market – report 22.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16261-animal-disease-poses-significant-risk-to-global-meat-market-report-22-07-2022.md) | +10.9% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2026-03-01 | [Animal health epidemic intelligence report - Asia and the Pacific](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15923-animal-health-epidemic-intelligence-report-asia-and-the-pacific.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- nao.org.uk: https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/resilience-to-animal-diseases/

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