# African swine fever risk is real

> An editorial notes that African swine fever has been a major concern for the US hog industry since 2018, when it spread through China and killed a large share of its hog herd. It urges farmers to strengthen on-farm biosecurity plans.

- Date: 2021-12-13 · published 2021-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16316-african-swine-fever-risk-is-real
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing ASF risk keeps a supply-loss premium in hog prices and supports pork demand for proteins, while biosecurity advice has little immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-06-06 | [China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-01 | [Focus On… African Swine Fever – What to Expect?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62437-focus-on-african-swine-fever-what-to-expect.md) | +6.4% | -5.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-31 | [African Swine Fever outbreak in Northern Cape \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64894-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-northern-cape-sanews.md) | +2.2% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55479-african-swine-fever-fears-rise-as-virus-spreads-to-indonesia-bbc-news.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/animal-health/african-swine-fever-risk-is-real

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