# African Swine Fever outbreak in Northern Cape | SAnews

> South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries confirmed an African Swine Fever outbreak in the Springbok area of the Northern Cape, linked to pig movements from Kimberley. The area falls outside the country's existing ASF controlled zones, and provincial veterinary services are applying control measures.

- Date: 2018-05-31 · published 2018-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64894-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-northern-cape-sanews
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

A new ASF outbreak outside controlled zones raises the risk of wider spread and movement restrictions on pigs and pork in South Africa, tightening local pork supply and modestly supporting feed demand for pig producers.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |
| 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 | 2019-06-06 | [China’s African swine fever outbreak is unprecedented \| Vox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58463-china-s-african-swine-fever-outbreak-is-unprecedented-vox.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-02-21 | [Avian Flu Diary: China MOA: African Swine Fever Outbreak In Yunnan Province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60501-avian-flu-diary-china-moa-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | +0.4% | +23.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-07-10 | [China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51995-china-floods-blamed-for-fresh-african-swine-fever-outbreaks.md) | +9.3% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- sanews.gov.za: https://www.sanews.gov.za/%69%6E%64%65%78.%70%68%70/south-africa/african-swine-fever-outbreak-northern-cape

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