# African swine fever will influence 2020 global protein markets

> Rabobank's 2020 Global Animal Protein Outlook says African swine fever will dominate animal protein markets in 2020, alongside US-China trade disputes and rising alternative proteins. The bank expects continued recovery from ASF to extend through the 2020s.

- Date: 2019-11-25 · published 2019-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56002-african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Chinese pork output keeps global protein demand tilted toward beef and poultry, supporting those meat prices while feed demand from hog production stays depressed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-11-28 | [African swine fever reshaping global beef markets \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61980-african-swine-fever-reshaping-global-beef-markets-scoop-news.md) | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-21 | [Best of 2018: African Swine Fever impacts global protein flows \| 2018-12-21  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61453-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows-2018-12-21-meat.md) | -1.8% | +1.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | +4.4% | +14.3% |
| HOGS | 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) | +4.9% | +30.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-18 | [African Swine Fever “overwhelms” global protein outlook, but Aus producers set to benefit - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56005-african-swine-fever-overwhelms-global-protein-outlook-but-aus-producers-set-to.md) | -1.8% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-11-28 | [African swine fever reshaping global beef markets \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61980-african-swine-fever-reshaping-global-beef-markets-scoop-news.md) | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-18 | [African Swine Fever “overwhelms” global protein outlook, but Aus producers set to benefit - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56005-african-swine-fever-overwhelms-global-protein-outlook-but-aus-producers-set-to.md) | +0.1% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-10-09 | [Consumers face steeper meat prices as African Swine Fever bites \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56713-consumers-face-steeper-meat-prices-as-african-swine-fever-bites-businessdesk.md) | +2.2% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets

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