# The $100-billion toll of a pig epidemic in China | Nature

> Researchers estimate that a 2018 African swine fever outbreak in China caused at least 38 million more pig losses than officially acknowledged. The study puts the economic toll at about $100 billion. The article is a research highlight on a past event.

- Date: 2021-10-01 · published 2021-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44450-the-100-billion-toll-of-a-pig-epidemic-in-china-nature
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The findings show Chinese pork supply losses were larger than reported, which helps explain the strength of China's pork demand for imports and feed. This is background context rather than a new price driver.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-07-30 | [International Animal Epidemic Updates of the Week - Issue 469 (July 22 - July 28)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16075-international-animal-epidemic-updates-of-the-week-issue-469-july-22-july-28.md) | +0.3% | -9.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-21 | [African swine fever: North Sumatra spends Rp 5 billion to bury thousands of dead pigs    - National - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55485-african-swine-fever-north-sumatra-spends-rp-5-billion-to-bury-thousands-of-dead.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2024-11-01 | [Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16050-why-finding-bird-flu-in-a-u-s-pig-for-the-first-time-is-raising-new-worries.md) | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-29 | [Impacts of COVID-19 on Pig Production and Pork Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53802-impacts-of-covid-19-on-pig-production-and-pork-processing.md) | +18.6% | +13.8% |

## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02642-z

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