# ASF to send restaurant food costs higher

> Rabobank expects restaurant protein costs to rise in the second half of 2019 and into 2020 because of African swine fever in China. Suppliers are reluctant to lock in longer-term prices, and US exporters face restrictions on all three major proteins to China.

- Date: 2019-05-23 · published 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59229-asf-to-send-restaurant-food-costs-higher
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected export demand shifting to the US for all proteins will tighten domestic supply and lift prices. Higher meat prices support demand for feed grains and meal over time.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-22 | [Cattle futures sharply higher to start the week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23019-cattle-futures-sharply-higher-to-start-the-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-15 | [Consumers must prepare for higher red meat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56003-consumers-must-prepare-for-higher-red-meat-prices.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-02 | [Feeder cattle futures set July high - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27084-feeder-cattle-futures-set-july-high-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-04 | [After the Bell \| Feeders end limit higher after screwworm detection - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5198-after-the-bell-feeders-end-limit-higher-after-screwworm-detection-pro-farmer.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-04 | [End to reporting atypical BSE -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35599-end-to-reporting-atypical-bse-free.md) | +1.7% | +2.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-03 | [China's restaurants feel the heat as pork supplies plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55716-china-s-restaurants-feel-the-heat-as-pork-supplies-plunge.md) | +0.5% | +10.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-08 | [China hog futures surge to one-month high on mounting ASF fear - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48627-china-hog-futures-surge-to-one-month-high-on-mounting-asf-fear-fastmarkets.md) | +4.5% | +20.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-28 | [Despite higher hog numbers, ASF in Asia expected to fuel higher North American prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56726-despite-higher-hog-numbers-asf-in-asia-expected-to-fuel-higher-north-american.md) | -2.0% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/asf-to-send-restaurant-food-costs-higher

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