# Best of 2018: African Swine Fever impacts global protein flows | 2018-12-21  | MEAT+POULTRY

> MEAT+POULTRY's year-end review says African swine fever became a major global animal health concern in 2018, with China reporting at least 90 outbreaks across 22 provinces. It notes the virus spreads through pork products and contaminated feed ingredients and has moved toward Germany, Belgium and Romania.

- Date: 2018-12-21 · published 2018-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61453-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows-2018-12-21-meat
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

ASF's spread across China and into Europe is reducing hog supply and reshaping global pork trade, which lifts demand for alternative proteins and feed ingredients while pressuring hog prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-11-25 | [African swine fever will influence 2020 global protein markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56002-african-swine-fever-will-influence-2020-global-protein-markets.md) | -2.8% | +6.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-11-28 | [African swine fever reshaping global beef markets \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61980-african-swine-fever-reshaping-global-beef-markets-scoop-news.md) | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 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) | -1.8% | +2.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-18 | [African Swine Fever “overwhelms” global protein outlook, but Aus producers set to benefit - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56005-african-swine-fever-overwhelms-global-protein-outlook-but-aus-producers-set-to.md) | -1.8% | +4.5% |
| HOGS | 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) | +4.4% | +14.3% |
| SBM | 2019-10-02 | [ASF outside China has global implications \| 2019-10-02  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56456-asf-outside-china-has-global-implications-2019-10-02-meat-poultry.md) | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2019-11-22 | [Yum China, KFC hit by rising poultry prices in China amid African swine fever epidemic \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56212-yum-china-kfc-hit-by-rising-poultry-prices-in-china-amid-african-swine-fever.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 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) | +2.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/20658-best-of-2018-african-swine-fever-impacts-global-protein-flows

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