# FAO launches new global animal disease information system EMPRES-i+ - Feed & Additive Magazine

> The FAO launched EMPRES-i+, a web-based global animal disease information system. It is designed to improve disease intelligence, forecasting and early warning, and it replaces the 2004 EMPRES-i platform. FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said stronger animal health systems are needed.

- Date: 2021-10-25 · published 2021-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44453-fao-launches-new-global-animal-disease-information-system-empres-i-feed-and
- 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 launch is an institutional monitoring upgrade that does not change current supply or demand. Its effect on prices would only come through faster response to future outbreaks.

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| SBM | 2026-06-11 | [FAO: Global action needed to stop transboundary animal diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15903-fao-global-action-needed-to-stop-transboundary-animal-diseases.md) | +0.1% | +3.3% |
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| SBM | 2026-05-13 | [WOAH: Animal diseases destroy 20% of global production yearly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15909-woah-animal-diseases-destroy-20-of-global-production-yearly.md) | -2.4% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- feedandadditive.com: https://www.feedandadditive.com/fao-launches-new-global-animal-disease-information-system-empres-i/

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