# On alert for ASF | 2019-05-24  | MEAT+POULTRY

> At the USMEF Spring Conference on May 24, National Pork Board's Dave Pyburn called African swine fever the most devastating disease for the industry. He said China may lose hundreds of millions of pigs and that producers in China are struggling to repopulate herds, with some switching to poultry.

- Date: 2019-05-24 · published 2019-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58968-on-alert-for-asf-2019-05-24-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected losses of hundreds of millions of Chinese pigs would sharply cut feed demand for soymeal and corn, while a shift to poultry raises demand for poultry feed and pressures pork prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-05-31 | [ASF impacts on feed \| 2019-05-31  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59078-asf-impacts-on-feed-2019-05-31-meat-poultry.md) | -3.5% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2019-08-27 | [Rabobank: ASF impacts becoming clear \| 2019-08-27  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57474-rabobank-asf-impacts-becoming-clear-2019-08-27-meat-poultry.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2018-10-24 | [African swine fever, trade war pain points for China \| 2018-10-24  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62546-african-swine-fever-trade-war-pain-points-for-china-2018-10-24-meat-poultry.md) | -1.8% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2022-10-07 | [Egg prices reach another record high \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39135-egg-prices-reach-another-record-high-meat-poultry.md) | +4.8% | +4.8% |
| SBM | 2020-05-12 | [Poultry sector takes a COVID-19 punch; charges on \| 2020-05-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53281-poultry-sector-takes-a-covid-19-punch-charges-on-2020-05-12-agri-pulse.md) | -0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [ASF impacts on feed \| 2019-05-31  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59078-asf-impacts-on-feed-2019-05-31-meat-poultry.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2020-01-17 | [Meat and poultry market update regarding ASF, meat alternatives \| 2020-01-17  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55243-meat-and-poultry-market-update-regarding-asf-meat-alternatives-2020-01-17-meat.md) | +3.4% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-07 | [Egg prices reach another record high \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39135-egg-prices-reach-another-record-high-meat-poultry.md) | +2.0% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/21375-on-alert-for-asf

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