# Biosecurity and Pig Health in Focus to Combat African Swine Fever | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> An Illinois farm policy article describes China's use of high-rise 'hog hotels' with strict biosecurity to protect pigs from African swine fever. The piece cites Bloomberg reporting on large producers such as Muyuan Foods and New Hope Group building these facilities.

- Date: 2021-08-03 · published 2021-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45453-biosecurity-and-pig-health-in-focus-to-combat-african-swine-fever-farm-policy
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

China's shift to tightly controlled, larger hog production supports longer-term herd rebuilding, which would raise feed grain and meal demand over time.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-01-31 | [Combating African swine fever \| Center for Animal Health and Food Safety - University of Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60975-combating-african-swine-fever-center-for-animal-health-and-food-safety.md) | -1.6% | -4.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-11 | [African Swine Fever outbreak at North West farm \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59461-african-swine-fever-outbreak-at-north-west-farm-sanews.md) | +7.8% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-10 | [U.S. Pork Response African Swine Fever Prevention – Swine Health Information Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62909-u-s-pork-response-african-swine-fever-prevention-swine-health-information-center.md) | +4.4% | +27.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-04 | [African swine fever kills more than 20 wild boar in Poland \| The Seattle Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55484-african-swine-fever-kills-more-than-20-wild-boar-in-poland-the-seattle-times.md) | -1.7% | +6.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-07 | [Study Validates US Pork Industry Biosecurity Measures and Pathway Awareness – Swine Health Information Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44949-study-validates-us-pork-industry-biosecurity-measures-and-pathway-awareness.md) | -6.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2021/08/biosecurity-and-pig-health-in-focus-to-combat-african-swine-fever/

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