# USDA looking at ASF vaccine, depopulation options | Feed Strategy

> USDA's APHIS discussed preparedness options for African swine fever at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing on April 18, 2023. Officials described possible vaccine and depopulation strategies as the disease spread in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, close to U.S. shores.

- Date: 2023-04-20 · published 2023-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16190-usda-looking-at-asf-vaccine-depopulation-options-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

An ASF incursion into U.S. hog herds would sharply cut domestic pork supply and hog prices, and could trigger export restrictions. Current preparedness efforts reduce the immediate risk but leave the market exposed to a future outbreak.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-11-05 | [Looking straight at the truth and using all tools to prevent and control disease epidemics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16140-looking-straight-at-the-truth-and-using-all-tools-to-prevent-and-control.md) | +0.1% | -5.8% |
| 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 | 2023-05-28 | [New study looks at impacts of a US ASF outbreak across swine, poultry, beef, grains
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16186-new-study-looks-at-impacts-of-a-us-asf-outbreak-across-swine-poultry-beef.md) | +6.6% | +17.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-04-27 | [African Swine Fever Virus Mutations May Pose Detection Challenges – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47474-african-swine-fever-virus-mutations-may-pose-detection-challenges-american.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-27 | [Tracking African Swine Fever in Asia \| Asian Development Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53003-tracking-african-swine-fever-in-asia-asian-development-blog.md) | -9.1% | -21.7% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-health-veterinary/african-swine-fever/article/15443478/usda-looking-at-asf-vaccine-depopulation-options

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