# African Swine Fever footprint expands - Brownfield Ag News

> ASF has now spread to all Chinese provinces after Hainan confirmed the disease, and Cambodia and a new region of South Africa also reported cases. Rabobank estimates 150 to 200 million Chinese pigs will be affected in 2019, nearly 30 percent more than annual US pork production.

- Date: 2019-04-23 · published 2019-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59462-african-swine-fever-footprint-expands-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rabobank's estimate of massive Chinese pig losses implies strong sustained import demand for pork and feed ingredients, a bullish signal for hog and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-01 | [Focus On… African Swine Fever – What to Expect?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62437-focus-on-african-swine-fever-what-to-expect.md) | +6.4% | -5.4% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-13 | [African swine fever risk is real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16316-african-swine-fever-risk-is-real.md) | +5.4% | +5.7% |
| 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 | 2019-12-19 | [African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55479-african-swine-fever-fears-rise-as-virus-spreads-to-indonesia-bbc-news.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2018-11-09 | [China African Swine Fever: New Cases Reported Across Provinces](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61928-china-african-swine-fever-new-cases-reported-across-provinces.md) | -6.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-10-17 | [Vietnam says African swine fever outbreak slows, urges farmers to rebuild herds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56451-vietnam-says-african-swine-fever-outbreak-slows-urges-farmers-to-rebuild-herds.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/african-swine-fever-footprint-expands/

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