# U.S. puts up funds to prevent African swine fever - AgCanada

> The USDA pledged up to $500 million from its Commodity Credit Corporation to expand African swine fever monitoring and prevention, after Haiti and the Dominican Republic confirmed outbreaks. Officials said the funding was committed before any US case. Countries often ban pork imports from regions where the virus is found.

- Date: 2021-09-29 · published 2021-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44951-u-s-puts-up-funds-to-prevent-african-swine-fever-agcanada
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

A US outbreak would likely cut pork exports and pig prices, so the funding signals elevated risk that could weigh on hog markets. Import bans by trading partners would also reduce demand for US meat and feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-07-24 | [Chinese government pledges hog capacity control to stabilize prices - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23725-chinese-government-pledges-hog-capacity-control-to-stabilize-prices-agcanada.md) | -0.3% | -10.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-01-23 | [China to Encourage Hog Farmers to Reduce Capacity After Price Slump - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32125-china-to-encourage-hog-farmers-to-reduce-capacity-after-price-slump-pork.md) | +4.4% | +14.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-24 | [China Urges Pig Breeders to Cut Capacity After Prices Fall to 10-Year Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18778-china-urges-pig-breeders-to-cut-capacity-after-prices-fall-to-10-year-low.md) | -0.1% | +6.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-04 | [Measures put forth to gather momentum, jolt hog industry - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52607-measures-put-forth-to-gather-momentum-jolt-hog-industry-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -6.1% | -12.9% |
| HOGS | 2017-01-26 | [Trump seeks Mexican import tax to pay for border wall - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73226-trump-seeks-mexican-import-tax-to-pay-for-border-wall-bbc-news.md) | +2.5% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/u-s-puts-up-funds-to-prevent-african-swine-fever

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