# African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia - BBC News

> African swine fever has spread to Indonesia, where nearly 30,000 pigs have died in North Sumatra. Rabobank expects Vietnam's pork output to fall 21% this year and China's herd to drop about 55%. Several other Asian countries, including the Philippines, have also reported outbreaks.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55479-african-swine-fever-fears-rise-as-virus-spreads-to-indonesia-bbc-news
- 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

Large Asian herd losses raise import demand for pork and pork products, which supports US hog prices. Lower regional pig numbers also reduce feed demand, which weighs on corn and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-13 | [Bangkok Post - Vietnam culls 1.2m pigs as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58964-bangkok-post-vietnam-culls-1-2m-pigs-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +6.3% | -4.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-31 | [African Swine Fever outbreak in Northern Cape \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64894-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-northern-cape-sanews.md) | +2.2% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-24 | [African swine fever hits Chinese pork industry in run-up to New Year \| China \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62433-african-swine-fever-hits-chinese-pork-industry-in-run-up-to-new-year-china-the.md) | +3.1% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-23 | [African Swine Fever footprint expands - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59462-african-swine-fever-footprint-expands-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-09-06 | [China's vast pig market in lockdown as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63014-china-s-vast-pig-market-in-lockdown-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | -2.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-13 | [Bangkok Post - Vietnam culls 1.2m pigs as African swine fever spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58964-bangkok-post-vietnam-culls-1-2m-pigs-as-african-swine-fever-spreads.md) | +6.9% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Tracking African Swine Fever in Asia \| Asian Development Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53003-tracking-african-swine-fever-in-asia-asian-development-blog.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- bbc.co.uk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50833054

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