# African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world | Food Safety News

> African swine fever has not reached the United States or Canada but continues to spread across Asia, Africa and Europe. Since 2016 there have been 14,327 outbreaks, causing losses of more than 8.2 million pigs. FAO and OIE have launched a joint global control initiative.

- Date: 2020-07-21 · published 2020-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51998-african-swine-fever-kept-out-of-u-s-but-pork-remains-threatened-around-the
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent ASF pressure in major pork-producing regions reduces global pork supply and supports demand for substitute proteins, while North American hog supply remains unaffected for now.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-04-10 | [South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59456-south-africa-reports-farm-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-oie.md) | +7.3% | +5.6% |
| 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 | 2019-12-04 | [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 | 2021-01-29 | [New China African Swine Fever Strains Point to Unlicensed Vaccines \| News & Media Relations \| Colorado State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49031-new-china-african-swine-fever-strains-point-to-unlicensed-vaccines-news-and.md) | +1.8% | +22.1% |

## Sources

- foodsafetynews.com: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/07/african-swine-fever-kept-out-of-u-s-but-pork-remains-threatened-around-the-world/

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