# Where will feed prices go if ASF bonanza materializes? | Feed Strategy

> Feed Strategy columnist Ioannis Mavromichalis argues that African swine fever could raise feed prices if hog prices rise, since feed mills seek to recover past losses. He also notes that some key ingredients come from infected areas.

- Date: 2019-05-28 · published 2019-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59202-where-will-feed-prices-go-if-asf-bonanza-materializes-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

ASF-driven hog demand and possible scarcity of imported ingredients could lift feed prices, though the columnist is uncertain whether hog prices will rise.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- SBM: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-06-18 | [China pork prices rise as ASF depletes herd \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58588-china-pork-prices-rise-as-asf-depletes-herd-feed-strategy.md) | -6.2% | -6.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-10-29 | [Global initiative launched to tackle ASF \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50526-global-initiative-launched-to-tackle-asf-feed-strategy.md) | -2.7% | -4.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-22 | [ASF, COVID-19 shape 2020 pig and feed production \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53521-asf-covid-19-shape-2020-pig-and-feed-production-feed-strategy.md) | +15.2% | +30.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-29 | [China confirms ASF outbreak, new virus strains \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49029-china-confirms-asf-outbreak-new-virus-strains-feed-strategy.md) | +1.8% | +22.1% |
| 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 | 2019-06-18 | [China pork prices rise as ASF depletes herd \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58588-china-pork-prices-rise-as-asf-depletes-herd-feed-strategy.md) | -2.1% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2024-09-13 | [Egg Prices Are Soaring Again. Here's Why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28306-egg-prices-are-soaring-again-here-s-why.md) | +1.0% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Should Shoppers Expect Higher Egg Prices After the Illinois Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Is What USDA Market Data Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17122-should-shoppers-expect-higher-egg-prices-after-the-illinois-bird-flu-outbreak.md) | -3.3% | — |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/blogs/animal-nutrition-views/blog/15444633/where-will-feed-prices-go-if-asf-bonanza-materializes

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