# Consumers face steeper meat prices as African Swine Fever bites | BusinessDesk

> New Zealand consumers face higher meat prices as Chinese buyers search globally for protein after African Swine Fever cut China's pig herd by about a third. Global meat prices have surged, with Brazilian chicken retail prices reported up about 16%, and Stats NZ recorded meat, poultry and fish prices up 5.3% in September.

- Date: 2019-10-09 · published 2019-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56713-consumers-face-steeper-meat-prices-as-african-swine-fever-bites-businessdesk
- 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

Chinese restocking demand for imported protein is pulling up global meat prices, sustaining demand for feed-linked livestock and poultry production.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-08-26 | [Poultry Prices and China’s African Swine Fever - EMERGING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57742-poultry-prices-and-china-s-african-swine-fever-emerging.md) | -0.4% | -9.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-11 | [China hog prices hit 14-month high as African swine fever slashes output
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60096-china-hog-prices-hit-14-month-high-as-african-swine-fever-slashes-output-the.md) | +9.4% | +33.1% |
| HOGS | 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) | +2.1% | +12.7% |
| 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 | 2018-05-07 | [Why African Swine Fever could be pigs' next big threat - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64899-why-african-swine-fever-could-be-pigs-next-big-threat-agriland-ie.md) | -1.0% | +12.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-15 | [Consumers must prepare for higher red meat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56003-consumers-must-prepare-for-higher-red-meat-prices.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-01 | [Swine fever pushes up sheep and beef price \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55553-swine-fever-pushes-up-sheep-and-beef-price-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-25 | [African swine fever will influence 2020 global protein markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56002-african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets.md) | +2.2% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- businessdesk.co.nz: https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/economy/consumers-face-steeper-meat-prices-as-african-swine-fever-bites/A5V3DSYPV5KKVBYNMT3MO6MIFM/

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