# Swine Disease Global Surveillance Report: bi-monthly update – Swine in Minnesota

> A bi-monthly swine disease surveillance update reports 30 African swine fever outbreaks in China since last August, with seven in October alone, five of them in Liaoning. It also covers ASF in wild boar in Belgium, classical swine fever in Brazil and Japan, and foot-and-mouth disease in Colombia.

- Date: 2018-10-17 · published 2018-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62434-swine-disease-global-surveillance-report-bi-monthly-update-swine-in-minnesota
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

The continued October outbreak count in China signals that the pig herd contraction there is not yet under control, supporting higher pork prices and reduced feed demand. The Belgian and Brazilian cases add to global disease risk for pork supply.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-12-07 | [First global swine disease surveillance report issued](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67365-first-global-swine-disease-surveillance-report-issued.md) | -0.0% | +6.0% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-13 | [Global Swine Disease Surveillance Reveals Rising Risks for ASF and FMD - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15895-global-swine-disease-surveillance-reveals-rising-risks-for-asf-and-fmd-pork.md) | +4.9% | +1.8% |
| 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 | 2021-03-04 | [Hog Disease Outbreak in China Triggers Surge in U.S. Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48271-hog-disease-outbreak-in-china-triggers-surge-in-u-s-prices-caixin-global.md) | +2.3% | +15.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-10 | [Weekly Global Animal Disease Roundup: African Swine Fever and Avian Influenza Continue Worldwide \| CHINREAL®](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15869-weekly-global-animal-disease-roundup-african-swine-fever-and-avian-influenza.md) | -6.6% | — |

## Sources

- umnswinenews.com: https://umnswinenews.com/2018/10/17/swine-disease-global-surveillance-report-bi-monthly-update/

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