# African swine fever confirmed in China

> First ASF outbreak in Liaoning; spreads nationwide and ultimately cuts China's hog herd by up to ~40%, reducing soymeal demand and boosting pork imports.

- Date: 2018-08-03 · published 2018-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5-african-swine-fever-confirmed-in-china
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-29 | [African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs -USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45944-african-swine-fever-confirmed-in-dominican-republic-pigs-usda.md) | +1.5% | -10.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-12 | [African Swine Fever Persists in Parts of China - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45951-african-swine-fever-persists-in-parts-of-china-ukragroconsult.md) | -1.0% | -0.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-13 | [African swine fever risk is real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16316-african-swine-fever-risk-is-real.md) | +5.4% | +5.7% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +3.7% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2021-07-29 | [African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs -USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45944-african-swine-fever-confirmed-in-dominican-republic-pigs-usda.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2021-07-12 | [African Swine Fever Persists in Parts of China - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45951-african-swine-fever-persists-in-parts-of-china-ukragroconsult.md) | +1.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_swine_fever_virus

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