# (LEAD) S. Korea to step up quarantine efforts against animal diseases | Yonhap News Agency

> South Korea's agriculture ministry will run a five-month special disinfection campaign from October to February to curb animal diseases. Bird flu cases in migratory birds rose 14.7% on-year to 3,364 in the first eight months of the year. The campaign also covers African Swine Fever and foot-and-mouth disease, which reappeared in May after more than four years.

- Date: 2023-09-26 · published 2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16152-lead-s-korea-to-step-up-quarantine-efforts-against-animal-diseases-yonhap-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened disease controls and possible culling in a major feed importing market add uncertainty to Korean livestock and poultry demand, a modest bearish signal for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-09-29 | [Poland Battles Multiple Farm Animal Disease Outbreaks in September 2025 \| MeatBorsa News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15966-poland-battles-multiple-farm-animal-disease-outbreaks-in-september-2025.md) | -2.4% | -15.1% |
| HOGS | 2026-02-20 | [Animal disease outbreaks prompt urgent responses from authorities nationwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15930-animal-disease-outbreaks-prompt-urgent-responses-from-authorities-nationwide.md) | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-01 | [Expansion of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever Continues to Raise Global Concerns - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15901-expansion-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-and-african-swine-fever-continues-to-raise.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-28 | [Deadly swine fever threatens Asia, UN agriculture agency warns, urging regional collaboration \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63427-deadly-swine-fever-threatens-asia-un-agriculture-agency-warns-urging-regional.md) | -4.8% | +18.5% |
| HOGS | 2022-11-08 | [APHA unprepared for double disease threat from ASF and AI \| Farm News \| Farmers Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16230-apha-unprepared-for-double-disease-threat-from-asf-and-ai-farm-news-farmers.md) | -2.0% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- en.yna.co.kr: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230926003051320

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