# Biosecurity: Preparedness must be perpetual

> A National Hog Farmer article republishes the AFIA report on an educational program about HPAI and African swine fever, held at IPPE with more than 150 attendees. Speakers said the 2022 HPAI virus spread from farm to farm and now mainly through wildlife, and recommended tighter separation and disposal practices at farms and feed mills.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16217-biosecurity-preparedness-must-be-perpetual
- 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

Biosecurity measures at feed mills help limit disease losses that would reduce poultry and pork feed demand. The article gives no new supply shock to move prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-01-17 | [Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm? \| ProAgri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16124-biosecurity-in-south-africa-a-perfect-storm-proagri.md) | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| HOGS | 2022-02-23 | [Time to reset biosecurity on farm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16301-time-to-reset-biosecurity-on-farm.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| 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 | 2024-01-23 | [Bettering biosecurity: Lessons from avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16122-bettering-biosecurity-lessons-from-avian-influenza.md) | +4.4% | +14.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-09 | [Rising disease risks put biosecurity resourcing in spotlight - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57034-rising-disease-risks-put-biosecurity-resourcing-in-spotlight-beef-central.md) | -1.1% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2024-01-17 | [Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm? \| ProAgri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16124-biosecurity-in-south-africa-a-perfect-storm-proagri.md) | -2.1% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2022-02-23 | [Time to reset biosecurity on farm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16301-time-to-reset-biosecurity-on-farm.md) | +2.3% | +6.0% |
| SBM | 2024-01-23 | [Bettering biosecurity: Lessons from avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16122-bettering-biosecurity-lessons-from-avian-influenza.md) | -0.4% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/pork-market-news/biosecurity-preparedness-must-be-perpetual

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