# Vietnam says African swine fever outbreak slows, urges farmers to rebuild herds

> Vietnam is urging farmers to restore pig herds after African swine fever, first detected in February, spread to all 63 provinces and forced culls of more than 5 million pigs. Live hog prices in Vietnam have risen about 70% since early this year to around 60,000 dong per kg.

- Date: 2019-10-17 · published 2019-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56451-vietnam-says-african-swine-fever-outbreak-slows-urges-farmers-to-rebuild-herds
- 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

Pork supply losses in Vietnam, and the expected herd rebuilding ahead of Lunar New Year demand, support regional demand for feed grains and meals while substitute proteins gain share. Tight pork supply keeps protein prices firm.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-11-05 | [USMEF says China's African Swine Fever outbreak now 54 cases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61927-usmef-says-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-now-54-cases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.2% | -4.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-06 | [China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-10 | [China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51995-china-floods-blamed-for-fresh-african-swine-fever-outbreaks.md) | +9.3% | +9.5% |
| CORN | 2019-02-03 | [FEATURE-Swine fever outbreak may bury China's small pig farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60583-feature-swine-fever-outbreak-may-bury-china-s-small-pig-farmers.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-05 | [New African swine fever variants kill millions of pigs in China, devastating herd rebuild plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47988-new-african-swine-fever-variants-kill-millions-of-pigs-in-china-devastating.md) | +5.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/vietnam-says-african-swine-fever-outbreak-slows-urges-farmers-to-rebuild-herds-idUSKBN1WW0RX/

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