# Deadly swine fever threatens Asia, UN agriculture agency warns, urging regional collaboration | UN News

> The UN FAO warned that African Swine Fever has been detected in China in areas about a thousand kilometres apart, posing an imminent threat to other Asian countries. There is no effective vaccine, and Chinese authorities have culled more than 24,000 pigs across four provinces. FAO says spread is likely driven by pig product movement rather than live pigs.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63427-deadly-swine-fever-threatens-asia-un-agriculture-agency-warns-urging-regional
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

China holds about half the world's swine, so ASF spreading to other Asian markets would cut pork demand and feed grain and meal use. That points to lower feed demand and weaker prices for corn and soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | -9.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-03 | [Swine fever: How is Asia coping with the outbreak?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57973-swine-fever-how-is-asia-coping-with-the-outbreak.md) | +2.9% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55479-african-swine-fever-fears-rise-as-virus-spreads-to-indonesia-bbc-news.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Tracking African Swine Fever in Asia \| Asian Development Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53003-tracking-african-swine-fever-in-asia-asian-development-blog.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-21 | [Millions of pigs culled as swine fever spreads through Asia \| Science and Technology \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58459-millions-of-pigs-culled-as-swine-fever-spreads-through-asia-science-and.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 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) | -3.0% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2020-02-03 | [Canola oil demand rising as African swine fever reduces China's soybean crush - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54566-canola-oil-demand-rising-as-african-swine-fever-reduces-china-s-soybean-crush.md) | -0.6% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2019-07-03 | [Swine fever: How is Asia coping with the outbreak?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57973-swine-fever-how-is-asia-coping-with-the-outbreak.md) | +1.8% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- news.un.org: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/08/1017932

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