# U.S. pork prices rise as fatal pig disease cuts global meat supply: Tyson Foods CEO

> Tyson Foods CEO Noel White said US pork prices rose unusually in autumn as African swine fever in China tightens global meat supplies. US processors are slaughtering about 2.7 million pigs per week, up from 2.6 million a year earlier.

- Date: 2019-11-12 · published 2019-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56220-u-s-pork-prices-rise-as-fatal-pig-disease-cuts-global-meat-supply-tyson-foods
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Global pork shortage from ASF in China is supporting US hog and pork prices, which can lift demand for feed grains and protein meals tied to hog production.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-03-01 | [Pigs fly: China pork producers surge as swine disease cuts supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60094-pigs-fly-china-pork-producers-surge-as-swine-disease-cuts-supply.md) | +1.7% | +35.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-04 | [Hog Disease Outbreak in China Triggers Surge in U.S. Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48271-hog-disease-outbreak-in-china-triggers-surge-in-u-s-prices-caixin-global.md) | +2.3% | +15.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-13 | [Global Swine Disease Surveillance Reveals Rising Risks for ASF and FMD - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15895-global-swine-disease-surveillance-reveals-rising-risks-for-asf-and-fmd-pork.md) | +4.9% | +1.8% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-27 | [Disease Outbreaks in Mexico’s Hog Herd to Drive U.S. Meat Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42423-disease-outbreaks-in-mexico-s-hog-herd-to-drive-u-s-meat-prices-higher.md) | -2.6% | +2.9% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-16 | [FAO urges stronger prevention as animal diseases spread globally - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15906-fao-urges-stronger-prevention-as-animal-diseases-spread-globally-avinews-the.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tyson-foods-results/u-s-pork-prices-rise-as-fatal-pig-disease-cuts-global-meat-supply-tyson-foods-ceo-idUSKBN1XM1NX/

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