# One year on, close to 5 million pigs lost to Asia’s swine fever outbreak

> FAO reports that almost 5 million pigs in Asia have died or been culled due to African swine fever, first detected in Asia one year ago. Losses exceed 10% of the pig population in China, Vietnam and Mongolia. FAO urges border vigilance and biosecurity since no commercial vaccine exists.

- Date: 2019-09-08 · published 2019-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56950-one-year-on-close-to-5-million-pigs-lost-to-asia-s-swine-fever-outbreak
- 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

Heavy pig losses in China and neighbors cut pork supply and feed demand, supporting demand for soybean meal, corn and other feed grains while pressuring hog-related prices in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-05-10 | [South Africa reports outbreak of African Swine Fever - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53010-south-africa-reports-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-moneyweb.md) | -7.0% | -24.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-17 | [China's pig fever outbreak a boon for chicken farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62911-china-s-pig-fever-outbreak-a-boon-for-chicken-farmers.md) | +8.7% | +22.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-21 | [Swine Fever Variants Lead to Mass Outbreaks Across China - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46447-swine-fever-variants-lead-to-mass-outbreaks-across-china-caixin-global.md) | -5.4% | -3.6% |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-17 | [South Korea confirms first case of African swine fever - Pig World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56956-south-korea-confirms-first-case-of-african-swine-fever-pig-world.md) | -3.8% | +1.2% |
| 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 | 2019-10-17 | [Vietnam says African swine fever outbreak slows, urges farmers to rebuild herds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56451-vietnam-says-african-swine-fever-outbreak-slows-urges-farmers-to-rebuild-herds.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/One-year-on-close-to-5-million-pigs-lost-to-Asia-s-swine-fever-outbreak/en

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