# New tool helps estimate the costs of animal disease outbreaks

> FAO has released OutCosT, a spreadsheet tool developed with the Autonomous University of Barcelona to estimate the direct costs of animal disease outbreaks and their control. The tool can cost actual or hypothetical outbreaks. A webinar introducing it drew over 100 attendees.

- Date: 2022-08-04 · published 2022-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16254-new-tool-helps-estimate-the-costs-of-animal-disease-outbreaks
- 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

The tool helps governments plan disease responses but does not move near-term supply or prices for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-06-03 | [Resilience to animal diseases - NAO report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15994-resilience-to-animal-diseases-nao-report.md) | +2.3% | +11.2% |
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| HOGS | 2021-05-03 | [Keep on fighting animal diseases - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46970-keep-on-fighting-animal-diseases-oie.md) | +1.5% | +6.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-05-23 | [First report on world’s animal health reveals changing spread of disease impacting food security, trade and ecosystems](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15998-first-report-on-world-s-animal-health-reveals-changing-spread-of-disease.md) | +2.2% | +14.1% |
| SBM | 2025-06-03 | [Resilience to animal diseases - NAO report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15994-resilience-to-animal-diseases-nao-report.md) | +0.2% | -8.0% |
| SBM | 2018-05-30 | [OIE warns of latest major animal health threats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64895-oie-warns-of-latest-major-animal-health-threats.md) | -3.4% | -12.2% |
| SBM | 2017-06-08 | [Record output of soybean and corn lead to a harvest estimate 29.2% bigger than in 2016  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70327-record-output-of-soybean-and-corn-lead-to-a-harvest-estimate-29-2-bigger-than.md) | -1.0% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail/New-tool-helps-estimate-the-costs-of-animal-disease-outbreaks/en

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