# South Africa reports outbreak of African Swine Fever - Moneyweb

> South Africa's agriculture minister reported an African swine fever outbreak on a communal farm in Eastern Cape Province, found after tests on dead animals in the Amathole District. Control measures including isolation of infected pigs have been implemented, and the outbreak was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health.

- Date: 2020-05-10 · published 2020-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53010-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-moneyweb
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A new ASF outbreak in South Africa could trigger export restrictions and reduce domestic pork demand for feed, though the scale reported so far is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-09-17 | [South Korea confirms first case of African swine fever - Pig World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56956-south-korea-confirms-first-case-of-african-swine-fever-pig-world.md) | -3.8% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | +4.5% | +26.4% |
| 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 | 2021-07-12 | [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 | 2018-11-28 | [African swine fever reshaping global beef markets \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61980-african-swine-fever-reshaping-global-beef-markets-scoop-news.md) | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.8% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-17 | [South Korea confirms first case of African swine fever - Pig World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56956-south-korea-confirms-first-case-of-african-swine-fever-pig-world.md) | +1.7% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | -1.8% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever/

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