# Sneak Peek: African Swine Fever outbreaks spark concerns | 2018-08-29  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Industry researchers urged US pork producers to stay vigilant about African Swine Fever and to prepare for it. An outbreak in the US would halt pork exports immediately, since ASF has no vaccine. The article is an industry discussion rather than a new outbreak report.

- Date: 2018-08-29 · published 2018-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63430-sneak-peek-african-swine-fever-outbreaks-spark-concerns-2018-08-29-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A US ASF case would sharply cut export demand for pork and could push hog prices down. Currently it is a preparedness discussion with no direct price impact.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-04-10 | [South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever - OIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59456-south-africa-reports-farm-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-oie.md) | +7.3% | +5.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-29 | [Avian influenza lessons for African swine fever
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16099-avian-influenza-lessons-for-african-swine-fever-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-07-14 | [African swine fever's global threat continues \| AGDAILY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16263-african-swine-fever-s-global-threat-continues-agdaily.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-16 | [UMN, SHIC keep close eye on global African swine fever breaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58966-umn-shic-keep-close-eye-on-global-african-swine-fever-breaks.md) | -0.4% | -8.9% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/20069-sneak-peek-african-swine-fever-outbreaks-spark-concerns

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