# African swine fever returns to Kenya, Ivory Coast | Feed Strategy

> African swine fever has been confirmed in domestic pigs in Kenya and Ivory Coast, bringing Africa's total affected states this year to five. In Kenya, 15 pigs died on a farm in Uasin Gishu county in late August, and infection is suspected to have come from swill feeding and animal introduction.

- Date: 2019-10-08 · published 2019-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56455-african-swine-fever-returns-to-kenya-ivory-coast-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

ASF spread in Africa adds to global pork supply stress and supports demand for other proteins and feed. The volumes involved are small compared with Asia, so the effect on grain and meal prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-06-07 | [African swine fever hits a third Polish pig farm \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58464-african-swine-fever-hits-a-third-polish-pig-farm-feed-strategy.md) | -0.6% | -8.3% |
| 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 | 2018-10-01 | [Focus On… African Swine Fever – What to Expect?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62437-focus-on-african-swine-fever-what-to-expect.md) | +6.4% | -5.4% |
| HOGS | 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) | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-09 | [China African Swine Fever: New Cases Reported Across Provinces](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61928-china-african-swine-fever-new-cases-reported-across-provinces.md) | -0.7% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/business-markets/feed-production-by-region/article/15440829/african-swine-fever-returns-to-kenya-ivory-coast

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