# Cases Keep Coming: African Swine Fever in Vietnam, China – American Association of Swine Veterinarians

> African swine fever has spread to Haiphong and Thanh Hoa provinces in Vietnam, after earlier detections in two other provinces. China confirmed new outbreaks in Hebei and Inner Mongolia, and authorities have culled the pigs on affected farms. Pork accounts for about 75% of meat consumption in Vietnam.

- Date: 2019-02-27 · published 2019-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60496-cases-keep-coming-african-swine-fever-in-vietnam-china-american-association-of
- 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

Losses in Vietnam and China cut pork supply and reduce demand for feed grains and meal, which is bearish for corn and soymeal. Lower hog numbers support lean hog prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-05-29 | [FAO—African Swine Fever: Challenges for Some, Opportunities for Others? – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58963-fao-african-swine-fever-challenges-for-some-opportunities-for-others-american.md) | -3.1% | -8.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-11-30 | [Foreign Animal Disease – Page 26 – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16322-foreign-animal-disease-page-26-american-association-of-swine-veterinarians.md) | +0.1% | +9.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-07 | [SHIC Global Disease Monitoring Report Follows ASF, FMD and CSF Activity – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61923-shic-global-disease-monitoring-report-follows-asf-fmd-and-csf-activity-american.md) | +0.8% | -2.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-03-05 | [New African swine fever variants kill millions of pigs in China, devastating herd rebuild plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47988-new-african-swine-fever-variants-kill-millions-of-pigs-in-china-devastating.md) | +4.2% | +15.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-26 | [Poultry Prices and China’s African Swine Fever - EMERGING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57742-poultry-prices-and-china-s-african-swine-fever-emerging.md) | -0.4% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2019-05-29 | [FAO—African Swine Fever: Challenges for Some, Opportunities for Others? – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58963-fao-african-swine-fever-challenges-for-some-opportunities-for-others-american.md) | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-12 | [African Swine Fever Persists in Parts of China - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45951-african-swine-fever-persists-in-parts-of-china-ukragroconsult.md) | -6.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | -9.5% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- aasv.org: https://www.aasv.org/2019/02/cases-keep-coming-african-swine-fever-in-vietnam-china/

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