# China’s live-chicken trade might help to spread flu viruses | Nature

> A Nature research highlight reports genomic analysis linking China's live-poultry trading network to the spread of avian influenza genes. The study uses viral genomes and trade models to make this connection.

- Date: 2020-03-04 · published 2020-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54024-china-s-live-chicken-trade-might-help-to-spread-flu-viruses-nature
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The finding points to trade-network controls as a disease management tool, with no direct near-term effect on feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-08-08 | [Hog Virus May Matter More for China Soy Buyers Than Trade War - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11476-hog-virus-may-matter-more-for-china-soy-buyers-than-trade-war-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -16.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-16 | [Trade war, sick hogs make China soy purchases hard to predict: Braun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61085-trade-war-sick-hogs-make-china-soy-purchases-hard-to-predict-braun.md) | -0.2% | -7.6% |
| HOGS | 2016-12-14 | [Spread of avian flu noted in China, Korea, Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73375-spread-of-avian-flu-noted-in-china-korea-europe.md) | +7.6% | +11.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-17 | [China soybean imports show US farmers have more to fear than trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60960-china-soybean-imports-show-us-farmers-have-more-to-fear-than-trade-war.md) | +0.9% | -6.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-08-12 | [Japan, China, and South Korea fight livestock diseases together - Prensa Latina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15976-japan-china-and-south-korea-fight-livestock-diseases-together-prensa-latina.md) | -9.6% | -8.6% |
| SBM | 2024-07-24 | [Bird flu: Over 100 million chickens are dead. Is the virus here to stay? \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29267-bird-flu-over-100-million-chickens-are-dead-is-the-virus-here-to-stay-vox.md) | +2.1% | -8.0% |
| SBM | 2017-04-13 | [Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71500-bird-flu-redirects-trade-flow-of-u-s-chicken-eggs-grains.md) | -1.5% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2019-08-08 | [Hog Virus May Matter More for China Soy Buyers Than Trade War - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11476-hog-virus-may-matter-more-for-china-soy-buyers-than-trade-war-bloomberg.md) | 0.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00608-1

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