# Year of the Pig: Swine fever threatens China’s pork industry | CNN

> China has culled almost 1 million pigs over six months as African swine fever spreads, and more culls are expected. The disease has no sign of coming under control. The article also notes its presence in sub-Saharan and West Africa.

- Date: 2019-02-01 · published 2019-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60498-year-of-the-pig-swine-fever-threatens-china-s-pork-industry-cnn
- 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

Sustained herd losses in the world's largest pork market cut feed demand for corn and soymeal and push buyers toward chicken. Pork shortfalls support hog prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-10-24 | [African swine fever hits Chinese pork industry in run-up to New Year \| China \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62433-african-swine-fever-hits-chinese-pork-industry-in-run-up-to-new-year-china-the.md) | +3.1% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-21 | [China's pork imports to double in 2019 as swine fever hits local output
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60093-china-s-pork-imports-to-double-in-2019-as-swine-fever-hits-local-output-the-pig.md) | +11.1% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-07-02 | [Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57974-millions-of-small-pig-farmers-in-asia-threatened-by-swine-fever.md) | -2.3% | +11.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-25 | [African swine fever: China’s chicken farmers feeling the pinch as pork crisis takes toll on poultry industry \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55714-african-swine-fever-china-s-chicken-farmers-feeling-the-pinch-as-pork-crisis.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-01 | [Poultry prices up amid swine fever in China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57732-poultry-prices-up-amid-swine-fever-in-china.md) | -0.8% | -15.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2019-04-24 | [Impacts of African Swine Fever on China's Feed Industry and Soy Demand - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59584-impacts-of-african-swine-fever-on-china-s-feed-industry-and-soy-demand-rabobank.md) | -1.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-09-13 | [A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62910-a-deadly-virus-threatens-millions-of-pigs-in-china.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/china/china-african-swine-flu-in-year-of-the-pig-intl

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