# Soybean meal: ASP cases in Poland paralyze the market

> Soybean meal prices in Germany and Europe failed to rise despite earlier firmness, as African swine fever cases in Poland unsettled the market. The article describes the market as paralyzed by the outbreak.

- Date: 2019-11-21 · published 2019-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56127-soybean-meal-asp-cases-in-poland-paralyze-the-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

ASF in Poland threatens European pig herds and feed demand, pressuring soybean meal prices lower. Weaker European hog demand reduces meal buying.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-04-22 | [Pork and Soybean Markets Adjust to African Swine Fever - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59588-pork-and-soybean-markets-adjust-to-african-swine-fever-proag.md) | -1.1% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2017-02-28 | [Human avian influenza cases in China shake up global poultry markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72645-human-avian-influenza-cases-in-china-shake-up-global-poultry-markets.md) | -0.6% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 2018-12-05 | [More and more ASF cases in China - imports of US pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61547-more-and-more-asf-cases-in-china-imports-of-us-pork.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2019-05-27 | [African Swine Fever shaking up world soybean market: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59150-african-swine-fever-shaking-up-world-soybean-market-usda-grain-central.md) | +6.7% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2022-12-20 | [Avian influenza cases in poultry and water birds on the rise \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16225-avian-influenza-cases-in-poultry-and-water-birds-on-the-rise-efsa.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-24 | [Pig outlook - Lean hog bears seize technical control, 2nd case of ASF in Hong Kong,  Prop 12 compliance
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33168-pig-outlook-lean-hog-bears-seize-technical-control-2nd-case-of-asf-in-hong-kong.md) | -1.3% | -1.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-04 | [African Swine Fever, Structural Changes Disrupt China's Pork Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61544-african-swine-fever-structural-changes-disrupt-china-s-pork-market.md) | -3.1% | +1.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/oilseeds/news/press-review-soybean-meal-asp-cases-poland-paralyze-market-2019-11-21

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