# Disease causing price volatility in U.S.

> Goldman Sachs analyst Adam Samuelson wrote that the rapid decline in China's swine herd from African swine fever has caused volatility in US domestic hog prices. The report was cited in an Iowa Farm Bureau note.

- Date: 2019-04-29 · published 2019-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59725-disease-causing-price-volatility-in-u-s
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Swings in US hog prices reflect shifting export expectations tied to China's herd losses, which affects hog margins and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-05-12 | [ASF, grain price volatility add risk to pig production \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47095-asf-grain-price-volatility-add-risk-to-pig-production-feed-strategy.md) | -0.5% | +7.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-27 | [Preparing for animal disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63904-preparing-for-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | -7.7% | -23.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-01 | [Disease Structural Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60586-disease-structural-changes.md) | -1.0% | -2.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-11 | [Long An steps up measures to control bird, pig diseases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50032-long-an-steps-up-measures-to-control-bird-pig-diseases.md) | -0.6% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-21 | [Foreign Animal Disease – Page 29 – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45947-foreign-animal-disease-page-29-american-association-of-swine-veterinarians.md) | +1.5% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Disease-causing-price-volatility-in-US

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