# More and more ASF cases in China - imports of US pork

> China has reported African swine fever outbreaks almost daily, with more than 70 cases since August and pigs culled in Beijing, Sichuan and Shaanxi. Chinese soymeal, sorghum and DDGS imports have fallen amid the trade dispute, while demand for U.S. pork remains strong ahead of Chinese New Year.

- Date: 2018-12-05 · published 2018-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61547-more-and-more-asf-cases-in-china-imports-of-us-pork
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Falling Chinese hog herds reduce feed demand for soybeans and meal, and the trade dispute cuts US sorghum and DDGS export demand, pressuring those prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-04-22 | [ASF resurgence in China may slow imports of feedgrains \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47644-asf-resurgence-in-china-may-slow-imports-of-feedgrains-the-western-producer.md) | +2.3% | -1.7% |
| SBM | 2019-01-17 | [China soybean imports show US farmers have more to fear than trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60960-china-soybean-imports-show-us-farmers-have-more-to-fear-than-trade-war.md) | +0.7% | -1.5% |
| SBM | 2019-05-15 | [US-China dispute and effects of ASF on feed - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59077-us-china-dispute-and-effects-of-asf-on-feed-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +0.4% | +8.7% |
| SBM | 2017-02-28 | [Human avian influenza cases in China shake up global poultry markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72645-human-avian-influenza-cases-in-china-shake-up-global-poultry-markets.md) | -0.6% | -4.8% |
| SBM | 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) | -2.9% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2021-04-22 | [ASF resurgence in China may slow imports of feedgrains \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47644-asf-resurgence-in-china-may-slow-imports-of-feedgrains-the-western-producer.md) | +4.0% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2019-01-17 | [China soybean imports show US farmers have more to fear than trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60960-china-soybean-imports-show-us-farmers-have-more-to-fear-than-trade-war.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-05-15 | [US-China dispute and effects of ASF on feed - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59077-us-china-dispute-and-effects-of-asf-on-feed-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-more-and-more-asf-cases-china-imports-us-pork-are-rising-2018-12-05

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