# Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm? | ProAgri

> A Nedbank agriculture analysis describes how repeated disease outbreaks in South Africa, including FMD and avian influenza, reflect weak veterinary resources, poor compliance with culling, and vaccine shortages. It argues that these weaknesses are compounding pressure on the sector.

- Date: 2024-01-17 · published 2024-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16124-biosecurity-in-south-africa-a-perfect-storm-proagri
- 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 analysis concerns structural biosecurity weaknesses in one national livestock sector. It is unlikely to influence global feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-08-03 | [Biosecurity and Pig Health in Focus to Combat African Swine Fever \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45453-biosecurity-and-pig-health-in-focus-to-combat-african-swine-fever-farm-policy.md) | -0.5% | -12.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-31 | [Biosecurity: Preparedness must be perpetual](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16217-biosecurity-preparedness-must-be-perpetual.md) | +0.3% | +9.4% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-26 | [Education Program Reinforces Need for Biosecurity Plans in Feed Facilities - AFIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16214-education-program-reinforces-need-for-biosecurity-plans-in-feed-facilities-afia.md) | -1.9% | +9.7% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-16 | [ASF preventation and avian influenza through biosecurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15958-asf-preventation-and-avian-influenza-through-biosecurity.md) | -2.7% | -5.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-06-22 | [South Africa reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in Mpumalanga: OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70386-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-in-mpumalanga-oie.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2023-12-01 | [Egg prices shoot up in South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33321-egg-prices-shoot-up-in-south-africa.md) | -4.2% | -11.2% |
| SBM | 2023-01-31 | [Biosecurity: Preparedness must be perpetual](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16217-biosecurity-preparedness-must-be-perpetual.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2023-01-26 | [Education Program Reinforces Need for Biosecurity Plans in Feed Facilities - AFIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16214-education-program-reinforces-need-for-biosecurity-plans-in-feed-facilities-afia.md) | +3.4% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- proagri.co.za: https://proagri.co.za/biosecurity-in-south-africa-a-perfect-storm/

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