# APHA unprepared for double disease threat from ASF and AI | Farm News | Farmers Guardian

> Concerns are growing in Britain about its ability to handle an African swine fever outbreak, as the Animal and Plant Health Agency is already stretched by the avian influenza epidemic. The warning highlights a possible double disease threat to the livestock sector.

- Date: 2022-11-08 · published 2022-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16230-apha-unprepared-for-double-disease-threat-from-asf-and-ai-farm-news-farmers
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A stretched veterinary agency raises the risk of slower response to ASF, which could trigger pork export restrictions and hog price weakness, while feed demand from the hog sector could be affected.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

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| HOGS | 2017-06-07 | [Pork producers preparing for possible deadly disease outbreak learned lessons from bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70380-pork-producers-preparing-for-possible-deadly-disease-outbreak-learned-lessons.md) | +2.1% | +14.0% |
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| HOGS | 2021-03-29 | [Observers Watching ASF in China, Herd Size a Variable Impacting Demand for Feed and Pork \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48102-observers-watching-asf-in-china-herd-size-a-variable-impacting-demand-for-feed.md) | +1.6% | +8.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-08-24 | [ASF, FMD and Classical Swine Fever Activity Highlight Global Disease Risks for Pork Industry - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15887-asf-fmd-and-classical-swine-fever-activity-highlight-global-disease-risks-for.md) | -0.1% | -6.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-09-26 | [(LEAD) S. Korea to step up quarantine efforts against animal diseases \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16152-lead-s-korea-to-step-up-quarantine-efforts-against-animal-diseases-yonhap-news.md) | -1.8% | -14.2% |

## Sources

- farmersguardian.com: https://www.farmersguardian.com/default-section/4086478/apha-unprepared-double-disease-threat-asf-ai

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