# Are we ready for an FAD together?

> Jerry Torrison, speaking at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, warned that a foreign animal disease could spread widely in the US before detection. He identified gaps including harvest plant closures that could last longer and be nationwide.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16249-are-we-ready-for-an-fad-together
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A foreign animal disease outbreak would threaten hog slaughter capacity and could sharply depress hog and feed demand, but this remains a hypothetical risk discussed in a speech.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-10-27 | [Are you ready?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44456-are-you-ready.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-16 | [More action urged on foot-and-mouth \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36800-more-action-urged-on-foot-and-mouth-the-western-producer.md) | -6.2% | -11.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-30 | [The continued threat of foreign animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65383-the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases.md) | +1.8% | +11.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-30 | [US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16053-us-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-in-a-pig-for-the-first-time-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-27 | [Preparing for animal disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63904-preparing-for-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | -7.7% | -23.6% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/are-we-ready-for-an-fad-together-

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