# U.S. Hog Farmers See a Real Threat as Deadly Pig Virus Races Through China, Europe | Nebraska Public Media

> African swine fever has spread through China, Russia, eastern Europe and wild pigs in Belgium, and US hog producers are increasingly concerned. China's agriculture ministry says it has culled 900,000 pigs, though observers suspect the true figure is higher. Iowa pork producers attended a foreign animal disease session with much larger turnout than a year earlier.

- Date: 2019-02-22 · published 2019-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60502-u-s-hog-farmers-see-a-real-threat-as-deadly-pig-virus-races-through-china
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The threat of an introduction into the US would be bearish for domestic hog prices, but no outbreak has occurred. Current price impact is limited to risk sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-11-30 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures see solid rebound, new ASF outbreaks
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22090-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-see-solid-rebound-new-asf-outbreaks-the-pig-site.md) | +0.6% | +2.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-29 | [New China African Swine Fever Strains Point to Unlicensed Vaccines \| News & Media Relations \| Colorado State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49031-new-china-african-swine-fever-strains-point-to-unlicensed-vaccines-news-and.md) | +1.8% | +22.1% |
| HOGS | 2017-04-12 | [Herd sizes, trade risk pig health \| American Veterinary Medical Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71370-herd-sizes-trade-risk-pig-health-american-veterinary-medical-association.md) | +2.5% | +8.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-10-30 | [US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16053-us-detects-h5n1-bird-flu-in-a-pig-for-the-first-time-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-01 | [Meat prices rise while cattle prices drop as supermarkets race to stock shelves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54259-meat-prices-rise-while-cattle-prices-drop-as-supermarkets-race-to-stock-shelves.md) | -14.7% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- nebraskapublicmedia.org: https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/us-hog-farmers-see-a-real-threat-as-deadly-pig-virus-races-through-china-europe/

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