# African swine fever reaches the Caribbean | American Veterinary Medical Association

> African swine fever killed about 2,200 pigs in at least 24 outbreaks in the Dominican Republic this summer, the first detection in the Western Hemisphere since 1984. Investigators are still working out how the virus entered the country, and authorities have culled additional pigs.

- Date: 2021-09-15 · published 2021-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Dominican Republic · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44946-african-swine-fever-reaches-the-caribbean-american-veterinary-medical
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

ASF in the Americas raises the risk of trade bans on pork and feed ingredients, which could pressure US pork exports and lean hog prices, while supporting demand for alternative proteins. The virus can survive for months in feed ingredients, which adds risk to feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-04-27 | [African Swine Fever Virus Mutations May Pose Detection Challenges – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47474-african-swine-fever-virus-mutations-may-pose-detection-challenges-american.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-23 | [ASF Continues Spread in China and FMD on the Move in South Africa – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60978-asf-continues-spread-in-china-and-fmd-on-the-move-in-south-africa-american.md) | -4.4% | -6.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-08-25 | [Studies Show Need for Vigilant African Swine Fever On-farm Prevention – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16162-studies-show-need-for-vigilant-african-swine-fever-on-farm-prevention-american.md) | -1.8% | -3.0% |
| 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 | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | +4.5% | +26.4% |

## Sources

- avma.org: https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/african-swine-fever-reaches-caribbean

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