# U.S. poultry sector observing African Swine Fever outbreak - Brownfield Ag News

> The US poultry sector is monitoring the African swine fever outbreak in China and parts of Europe. Minnesota industry representatives say they are concerned about the disease being linked to contaminated feed ingredients.

- Date: 2018-10-15 · published 2018-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62438-u-s-poultry-sector-observing-african-swine-fever-outbreak-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The story is a precautionary industry comment with no confirmed US risk, so it has little direct price effect. Any feed-ingredient contamination concern would matter for feed sourcing costs if it became real.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-11-05 | [USMEF says China's African Swine Fever outbreak now 54 cases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61927-usmef-says-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-now-54-cases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.2% | -4.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-23 | [African Swine Fever footprint expands - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59462-african-swine-fever-footprint-expands-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +2.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-11 | [African Swine Fever outbreak at North West farm \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59461-african-swine-fever-outbreak-at-north-west-farm-sanews.md) | +7.8% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-31 | [African Swine Fever outbreak in Northern Cape \| SAnews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64894-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-northern-cape-sanews.md) | +2.2% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-29 | [Sneak Peek: African Swine Fever outbreaks spark concerns \| 2018-08-29  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63430-sneak-peek-african-swine-fever-outbreaks-spark-concerns-2018-08-29-meat-poultry.md) | -0.5% | +21.6% |
| SBM | 2018-11-05 | [USMEF says China's African Swine Fever outbreak now 54 cases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61927-usmef-says-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-now-54-cases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2019-04-23 | [African Swine Fever footprint expands - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59462-african-swine-fever-footprint-expands-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.7% |
| SBM | 2018-06-07 | [Secure Pork Supply Plan readies industry for next disease outbreak - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64426-secure-pork-supply-plan-readies-industry-for-next-disease-outbreak-brownfield.md) | -4.7% | -10.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/u-s-poultry-sector-observing-african-swine-fever-outbreak/

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