# Be prepared in case HPAI, ASF strike in US at same time | WATTPoultry.com

> A National Pork Board official warned that state and federal veterinary staff could be stretched thin if African swine fever reached US pig herds while HPAI response is ongoing. HPAI was still detected in wild birds and backyard flocks in May, though no commercial flock case had been confirmed since April 19.

- Date: 2023-06-09 · published 2023-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16175-be-prepared-in-case-hpai-asf-strike-in-us-at-same-time-wattpoultry-com
- 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

This is a preparedness warning rather than a new supply shock, so it has little immediate price effect, though an ASF outbreak in US hogs would be a major bullish event for pork and feed demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-04-30 | [ASF sparks uncertainty in the global meat industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59734-asf-sparks-uncertainty-in-the-global-meat-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-01-29 | [Three African countries report avian flu cases in poultry \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16221-three-african-countries-report-avian-flu-cases-in-poultry-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.3% | +10.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-30 | [Chicken is the top global protein thanks to ASF \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56214-chicken-is-the-top-global-protein-thanks-to-asf-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.4% | +8.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-22 | [New avian flu virus suspected in Taiwan’s poultry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55938-new-avian-flu-virus-suspected-in-taiwan-s-poultry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.4% | +7.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-26 | [South Africa, Taiwan report avian flu in poultry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57472-south-africa-taiwan-report-avian-flu-in-poultry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.4% | -9.1% |
| SBM | 2019-04-30 | [ASF sparks uncertainty in the global meat industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59734-asf-sparks-uncertainty-in-the-global-meat-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.8% | +5.2% |
| SBM | 2023-01-29 | [Three African countries report avian flu cases in poultry \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16221-three-african-countries-report-avian-flu-cases-in-poultry-wattpoultry-com.md) | +4.0% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2021-01-13 | [Indian poultry market hit by avian flu scares \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49147-indian-poultry-market-hit-by-avian-flu-scares-wattpoultry-com.md) | -3.0% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15540276/be-prepared-in-case-hpai-asf-strike-in-us-at-same-time

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