# Another Global Pandemic Is Spreading—Among Pigs | WIRED

> African swine fever was detected in the Dominican Republic in July 2021 and has spread across the Caribbean, the first detection in the Western Hemisphere in about 40 years. The article warns that the disease is close to the US and could halt pork exports worth more than $7 billion a year if it arrived. The USDA has pledged $500 million for surveillance.

- Date: 2021-10-12 · published 2021-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44454-another-global-pandemic-is-spreading-among-pigs-wired
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A US outbreak would likely cut domestic hog demand and close export markets, which is bearish for lean hog prices. The risk is still conditional, so the current price effect is limited to sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-05-20 | [In Northeast India, African Swine Flu Causes an Epidemic Among Pigs – The Wire Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53009-in-northeast-india-african-swine-flu-causes-an-epidemic-among-pigs-the-wire.md) | +0.1% | -18.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-11 | [The Year of the Pig Will Be a Pig of a Year for China's Hogs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61088-the-year-of-the-pig-will-be-a-pig-of-a-year-for-china-s-hogs-caixin-global.md) | -1.4% | -7.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-25 | [African swine fever will influence 2020 global protein markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56002-african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets.md) | -2.8% | +6.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-05 | [SHIC Global and Domestic Disease Monitoring Reports Posted – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61448-shic-global-and-domestic-disease-monitoring-reports-posted-american-association.md) | -2.8% | +3.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-30 | [Chicken is the top global protein thanks to ASF \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56214-chicken-is-the-top-global-protein-thanks-to-asf-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | -0.4% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- wired.com: https://www.wired.com/story/another-global-pandemic-is-spreading-among-pigs/

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