# Vigilance and preparedness are priorities in keeping ASF out of the US | MEAT+POULTRY

> Industry stakeholders are focused on preventing African swine fever from entering the US, which has not yet reached the country but has appeared in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Rabobank data show ASF has sharply cut pork supply in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. The USDA estimates Thailand's 2022 pork supply will fall 35%.

- Date: 2022-08-12 · published 2022-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16253-vigilance-and-preparedness-are-priorities-in-keeping-asf-out-of-the-us-meat
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

A US ASF outbreak would trigger export bans and cut hog numbers, while disease losses in Asia keep import demand for meat and feed elevated.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-02-10 | [Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak? - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48494-is-the-livestock-industry-prepared-for-a-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak-pork.md) | +12.0% | +19.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-03-04 | [Rabobank reports coronavirus complicating ASF \| 2020-03-04  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54023-rabobank-reports-coronavirus-complicating-asf-2020-03-04-meat-poultry.md) | +2.2% | -5.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-07 | [Study Validates US Pork Industry Biosecurity Measures and Pathway Awareness – Swine Health Information Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44949-study-validates-us-pork-industry-biosecurity-measures-and-pathway-awareness.md) | -6.0% | -1.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | +1.0% | +9.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-16 | [ASF the dominating factor in pork market uncertainty \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48101-asf-the-dominating-factor-in-pork-market-uncertainty-feed-strategy.md) | +4.0% | +12.9% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/27064-vigilance-and-preparedness-are-priorities-in-keeping-asf-out-of-the-us

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