# China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented | Vox

> African swine fever has spread through China and neighboring countries since August 2018, with about 22 percent of China's pig herd lost to disease and culling according to Rabobank. Officials report 1.2 million pigs culled in China, which analysts say is an underestimate. The disease is spreading to Mongolia, Russia, Cambodia and Vietnam.

- Date: 2019-06-06 · published 2019-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A major fall in China's hog herd sharply cuts feed demand for corn and soymeal, which is bearish for those feeds, while raising import demand for pork and poultry, supporting those prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-07-10 | [China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51995-china-floods-blamed-for-fresh-african-swine-fever-outbreaks.md) | +9.3% | +9.5% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-31 | [African Swine Fever outbreak in Northern Cape \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64894-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-northern-cape-sanews.md) | +2.2% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-21 | [Avian Flu Diary: China MOA: African Swine Fever Outbreak In Yunnan Province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60501-avian-flu-diary-china-moa-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | +0.4% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-05 | [USMEF says China's African Swine Fever outbreak now 54 cases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61927-usmef-says-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-now-54-cases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.2% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 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) | -2.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | -1.8% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- vox.com: https://www.vox.com/2019/6/6/18655460/china-african-swine-fever-pig-ebola

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