# African Swine Fever outbreak at North West farm | SAnews

> South Africa's North West province quarantined a farm after the WOAH reported an ASF outbreak in the Zeerust area, just outside the ASF controlled zone. Officials warned farmers about warthog contact and feeding untreated kitchen waste.

- Date: 2019-04-11 · published 2019-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59461-african-swine-fever-outbreak-at-north-west-farm-sanews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A local quarantine has minimal global price impact but signals continued ASF spread in southern Africa that could restrict pig movement and pork trade.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-04-10 | [South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59456-south-africa-reports-farm-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-oie.md) | +7.3% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-09-20 | [Strengthening North America's Defense Against African Swine Fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16059-strengthening-north-america-s-defense-against-african-swine-fever.md) | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-29 | [Sneak Peek: African Swine Fever outbreaks spark concerns \| 2018-08-29  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63430-sneak-peek-african-swine-fever-outbreaks-spark-concerns-2018-08-29-meat-poultry.md) | -0.5% | +21.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-30 | [USDA building a wall against African swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62435-usda-building-a-wall-against-african-swine-fever.md) | -1.5% | -4.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-03 | [Biosecurity and Pig Health in Focus to Combat African Swine Fever \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45453-biosecurity-and-pig-health-in-focus-to-combat-african-swine-fever-farm-policy.md) | -0.5% | -12.1% |

## Sources

- sanews.gov.za: https://www.sanews.gov.za/%69%6E%64%65%78.%70%68%70/south-africa/african-swine-fever-outbreak-north-west-farm

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.