# China confirms ASF outbreak, new virus strains | Feed Strategy

> China's agriculture ministry confirmed a new African swine fever outbreak in Guangdong province, affecting a farm where 1,015 pigs were kept, 214 of which died and the rest were destroyed. Illegal pig movements are blamed, and two new ASF virus strains have been detected in sows at a leading Chinese pork company.

- Date: 2021-01-29 · published 2021-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49029-china-confirms-asf-outbreak-new-virus-strains-feed-strategy
- 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

New ASF strains linked to smaller litters could reduce Chinese sow productivity and pork output over time, supporting demand for feed grains and meal imports and firming hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-06-18 | [China pork prices rise as ASF depletes herd \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58588-china-pork-prices-rise-as-asf-depletes-herd-feed-strategy.md) | -6.2% | -6.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-06 | [China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-22 | [ASF, COVID-19 shape 2020 pig and feed production \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53521-asf-covid-19-shape-2020-pig-and-feed-production-feed-strategy.md) | +15.2% | +30.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-05 | [USMEF says China's African Swine Fever outbreak now 54 cases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61927-usmef-says-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-now-54-cases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.2% | -4.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-17 | [China warns of soaring pork prices as virus curbs output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7158-china-warns-of-soaring-pork-prices-as-virus-curbs-output.md) | +1.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [ASF’s effects on feed demand in China, Germany \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46075-asf-s-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany-feed-strategy.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-01-21 | [China rebuilds swine herd; poultry, aqua demand grows \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55069-china-rebuilds-swine-herd-poultry-aqua-demand-grows-feed-strategy.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-12-23 | [Avian Flu Diary: China MOA: Another ASF Outbreak In Guangdong Province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61450-avian-flu-diary-china-moa-another-asf-outbreak-in-guangdong-province.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-health-veterinary/african-swine-fever/article/15441970/china-confirms-asf-outbreak-new-virus-strains

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