# Rising disease risks put biosecurity resourcing in spotlight - Beef Central

> Australian industry groups are concerned about rising disease risk after Indonesia opened its market to frozen buffalo meat from India, where foot and mouth disease is prevalent. Indonesia also accepted Brazilian beef from FMD-free-with-vaccination states. The federal government has called emergency meetings on preventing African swine fever from entering Australia.

- Date: 2019-09-09 · published 2019-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57034-rising-disease-risks-put-biosecurity-resourcing-in-spotlight-beef-central
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Any outbreak of ASF or FMD in Australia would disrupt the domestic pig and cattle sectors, while ongoing Asian pork losses keep global pork demand and hog prices supported.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-11-19 | [Imported beef will play a role in China's post ASF disease pig industry restructure - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61978-imported-beef-will-play-a-role-in-china-s-post-asf-disease-pig-industry.md) | -3.2% | +0.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-05 | [SE Asia report: Encouraging trends as Indo prices gain strength - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62488-se-asia-report-encouraging-trends-as-indo-prices-gain-strength-beef-central.md) | +1.0% | -10.3% |
| 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 | 2018-10-17 | [Swine Disease Global Surveillance Report: bi-monthly update – Swine in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62434-swine-disease-global-surveillance-report-bi-monthly-update-swine-in-minnesota.md) | -4.4% | -5.2% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-16 | [ASF preventation and avian influenza through biosecurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15958-asf-preventation-and-avian-influenza-through-biosecurity.md) | -2.7% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/biosecurity-resourcing-in-spotlight-as-livestock-disease-risks-mount/

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