# African Swine Fever: Everything you need to know

> A Farm Journal Pork explainer summarises African swine fever, confirmed in China in August 2018 and since spread to other countries, with no vaccine available. It cites a Kansas State study suggesting the virus can spread through feed and feed ingredients, and urges biosecurity and avoiding swill feeding.

- Date: 2020-11-19 · published 2020-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50033-african-swine-fever-everything-you-need-to-know
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Evidence that ASF spreads through feed ingredients raises the risk of feed-linked import restrictions and tighter ingredient sourcing, which could affect demand for meat meal and feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-10-30 | [USDA building a wall against African swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62435-usda-building-a-wall-against-african-swine-fever.md) | -1.5% | -4.3% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-29 | [African swine fever - Articles \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16141-african-swine-fever-articles-the-national-provisioner.md) | -1.9% | -1.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-09-20 | [Strengthening North America's Defense Against African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16059-strengthening-north-america-s-defense-against-african-swine-fever.md) | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| HOGS | 2017-12-18 | [Pig keepers warned not to feed kitchen scraps to pigs due to African swine fever risk - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67366-pig-keepers-warned-not-to-feed-kitchen-scraps-to-pigs-due-to-african-swine.md) | +0.1% | +9.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/hog-production/african-swine-fever

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