# Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever

> The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned that millions of small-scale pig farmers in Asia risk poverty from African swine fever, first detected in China last August. Movement restrictions meant to contain the virus are also hurting smallholders.

- Date: 2019-07-02 · published 2019-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57974-millions-of-small-pig-farmers-in-asia-threatened-by-swine-fever
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced pig production and transport limits lower pork supply and feed demand in Asia, supporting pork prices while weighing on feed grain and meal consumption in the region.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 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) | -1.5% | -2.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-21 | [Millions of pigs culled as swine fever spreads through Asia \| Science and Technology \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58459-millions-of-pigs-culled-as-swine-fever-spreads-through-asia-science-and.md) | -5.3% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-01 | [Year of the Pig: Swine fever threatens China’s pork industry \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60498-year-of-the-pig-swine-fever-threatens-china-s-pork-industry-cnn.md) | -1.0% | -2.6% |
| HOGS | 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) | +4.2% | +15.9% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2019-06-21 | [Millions of pigs culled as swine fever spreads through Asia \| Science and Technology \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58459-millions-of-pigs-culled-as-swine-fever-spreads-through-asia-science-and.md) | -3.3% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2019-02-01 | [Year of the Pig: Swine fever threatens China’s pork industry \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60498-year-of-the-pig-swine-fever-threatens-china-s-pork-industry-cnn.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2018-09-13 | [A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62910-a-deadly-virus-threatens-millions-of-pigs-in-china.md) | -2.9% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- news.trust.org: https://news.trust.org/item/20190702163509-gh2fx

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