# African swine fever ten years on: the lessons learned and the way forward

> African swine fever, a highly contagious viral pig disease with no approved vaccine, has caused large losses in Asia, with China estimated at USD141 billion in direct losses. The disease has now spread to 11 Asian countries, including Indonesia, and 10 European countries.

- Date: 2020-01-14 · published 2020-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54964-african-swine-fever-ten-years-on-the-lessons-learned-and-the-way-forward
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent ASF spread keeps pork supply tight in Asia and sustains demand for feed ingredients as producers rebuild herds, while biosecurity costs and trade restrictions add uncertainty to hog and feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-10-01 | [Focus On… African Swine Fever – What to Expect?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62437-focus-on-african-swine-fever-what-to-expect.md) | +6.4% | -5.4% |
| HOGS | 2020-10-09 | [African Swine Fever and Avian Influenza : the next viral threats? - Alcimed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50525-african-swine-fever-and-avian-influenza-the-next-viral-threats-alcimed.md) | -4.3% | -10.2% |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-08 | [Analysts question African swine fever recovery \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57569-analysts-question-african-swine-fever-recovery-the-western-producer.md) | +0.0% | -16.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-13 | [African swine fever risk is real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16316-african-swine-fever-risk-is-real.md) | +5.4% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2019-08-08 | [Analysts question African swine fever recovery \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57569-analysts-question-african-swine-fever-recovery-the-western-producer.md) | -7.3% | -7.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-07-09 | [Asian countries warned that deadly African Swine Fever is ‘here to stay’ – utmost diligence required to avoid major damage to food security and livelihoods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63902-asian-countries-warned-that-deadly-african-swine-fever-is-here-to-stay-utmost.md) | -5.2% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- ilri.org: https://www.ilri.org/news/african-swine-fever-ten-years-lessons-learned-and-way-forward

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