# Pennsylvania’s $34.6 Billion Animal Ag Industry Relies on Quick, Coordinated Emergency Declaration and Response | Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health

> Pennsylvania officials said the state's $34.6 billion animal agriculture industry needs a rapid emergency declaration if diseases such as HPAI or African swine fever reach the US. They noted ASF has cut China's hog herd by a further 20-30% in 2021.

- Date: 2021-05-11 · published 2021-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46974-pennsylvania-s-34-6-billion-animal-ag-industry-relies-on-quick-coordinated
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Concern about disease reaching US herds keeps risk premiums in hog and poultry markets. China's ongoing ASF losses support import demand for feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-05-27 | [One Health Approach: Pork Industry Prepares for H5N1 – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16002-one-health-approach-pork-industry-prepares-for-h5n1-american-association-of.md) | +2.6% | +15.1% |
| 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 | 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% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | +1.0% | +9.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-20 | [‘Excessive’ controls reduce animal infections in Korea - The Korea Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46968-excessive-controls-reduce-animal-infections-in-korea-the-korea-herald.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-18 | [Pennsylvania HPAI pushes egg industry losses past 150 million birds \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20600-pennsylvania-hpai-pushes-egg-industry-losses-past-150-million-birds-wattpoultry.md) | +0.2% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2022-12-03 | [Epidemiological Update- Outbreaks of avian influenza and public health implications - 3 December 2022 - PAHO/WHO \| Pan American Health Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16223-epidemiological-update-outbreaks-of-avian-influenza-and-public-health.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-19 | [Imported beef will play a role in China's post ASF disease pig industry restructure - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61978-imported-beef-will-play-a-role-in-china-s-post-asf-disease-pig-industry.md) | -1.4% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- porh.psu.edu: https://www.porh.psu.edu/pennsylvanias-34-6-billion-animal-ag-industry-relies-on-quick-coordinated-emergency-declaration-and-response/

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