# Diseases threaten the livestock industry in the Mekong Delta

> African swine fever outbreaks and scattered avian flu signs are causing concern among livestock farmers in Mekong Delta provinces of Vietnam. Ca Mau authorities warn that seasonal changes favor influenza A spread and that farmers are restocking poultry ahead of Lunar New Year, increasing transport and trade of birds.

- Date: 2023-11-30 · published 2023-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16137-diseases-threaten-the-livestock-industry-in-the-mekong-delta
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Disease risk in Vietnam's poultry and pig sectors raises feed demand uncertainty and can cut local animal numbers, with limited direct effect on global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-08-09 | [Strengthening prevention and control of three dangerous diseases in livestock.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15886-strengthening-prevention-and-control-of-three-dangerous-diseases-in-livestock.md) | -0.1% | -9.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-25 | [LIVESTOCK MARKETS: Poultry poised to be king of proteins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59707-livestock-markets-poultry-poised-to-be-king-of-proteins.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-13 | [A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62910-a-deadly-virus-threatens-millions-of-pigs-in-china.md) | +9.2% | +25.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-02-10 | [Disease Outbreaks in Europe: 10th & 11th of February, 2025 \| MeatBorsa News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16024-disease-outbreaks-in-europe-10th-and-11th-of-february-2025-meatborsa-news.md) | +3.3% | +2.3% |
| HOGS | 2017-03-14 | [Bans on poultry product imports bear watching by U.S. livestock producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72134-bans-on-poultry-product-imports-bear-watching-by-u-s-livestock-producers.md) | -1.5% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- van.nongnghiepmoitruong.vn: https://van.nongnghiepmoitruong.vn/diseases-threaten-the-livestock-industry-in-the-mekong-delta-d369991.html

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