# Swine fever: ‘Double punch’ for countries facing COVID-19 threat | Health | Al Jazeera

> African swine fever has spread through Asia Pacific, with dead pigs in Taiwan, culls in the Philippines and South Korea, and outbreaks in Indonesia. The disease is estimated to have wiped out 60 percent of China's pigs and a quarter of global pigs in 2019.

- Date: 2020-02-17 · published 2020-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia Pacific · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54487-swine-fever-double-punch-for-countries-facing-covid-19-threat-health-al-jazeera
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Large losses of global pig supply raise import demand for pork and feed, supporting hog prices and feed ingredient demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-06-21 | [Millions of pigs culled as swine fever spreads through Asia \| Science and Technology \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58459-millions-of-pigs-culled-as-swine-fever-spreads-through-asia-science-and.md) | -5.3% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-03 | [Swine fever: How is Asia coping with the outbreak?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57973-swine-fever-how-is-asia-coping-with-the-outbreak.md) | -2.7% | +8.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-21 | [China's pork imports to double in 2019 as swine fever hits local output
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60093-china-s-pork-imports-to-double-in-2019-as-swine-fever-hits-local-output-the-pig.md) | +11.1% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-07 | [Why African Swine Fever could be pigs' next big threat - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64899-why-african-swine-fever-could-be-pigs-next-big-threat-agriland-ie.md) | -1.0% | +12.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-15 | [African swine fever and the World Animal Health Information System - WOAH Bulletin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52482-african-swine-fever-and-the-world-animal-health-information-system-woah-bulletin.md) | +0.6% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2019-03-21 | [Weekly Topic: African Swine Fever Update \| Center for Animal Health and Food Safety - University of Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59958-weekly-topic-african-swine-fever-update-center-for-animal-health-and-food.md) | -2.3% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2019-11-23 | [China Breeding Sow Stock Rises in October for First Time Since Swine Fever Outbreak - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56058-china-breeding-sow-stock-rises-in-october-for-first-time-since-swine-fever.md) | -2.6% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- aljazeera.com: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/2/17/swine-fever-double-punch-for-countries-facing-covid-19-threat

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