# Swine fever raises fears of bird flu pandemic

> Scientists warn that meat shortages caused by African swine fever across the Far East are pushing backyard poultry production higher. They say rapid expansion of poultry in areas with weak biosecurity raises the risk of an avian influenza pandemic. The article is a feature built on expert interviews.

- Date: 2019-11-28 · published 2019-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55942-swine-fever-raises-fears-of-bird-flu-pandemic
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Pork shortages from ASF support demand for poultry and pork, and a shift toward backyard flocks adds disease risk to poultry supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-11-25 | [Swine fever raises fears of bird flu pandemic - Asia & Pacific](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55940-swine-fever-raises-fears-of-bird-flu-pandemic-asia-and-pacific.md) | -2.8% | +6.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-19 | [African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55479-african-swine-fever-fears-rise-as-virus-spreads-to-indonesia-bbc-news.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2019-07-02 | [Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57974-millions-of-small-pig-farmers-in-asia-threatened-by-swine-fever.md) | -2.3% | +11.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-14 | [African swine fever ten years on: the lessons learned and the way forward](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54964-african-swine-fever-ten-years-on-the-lessons-learned-and-the-way-forward.md) | +2.6% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- scidev.net: https://www.scidev.net/global/features/swine-fever-raises-fears-of-bird-flu-pandemic-1x/

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