# The continued threat of foreign animal diseases

> An analysis article marks five years since the PEDV outbreak and reviews a Pipestone-led study on how viral pathogens survive in feed ingredients during transboundary shipping. The findings highlight risks of disease entering the U.S. through imported feed and pork trade.

- Date: 2018-04-30 · published 2018-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65383-the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened perceived risk of feed-borne pathogens could lead buyers to scrutinize imported feed ingredients, potentially supporting domestic meal demand, but no immediate supply change occurs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-02-10 | [Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak? - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48494-is-the-livestock-industry-prepared-for-a-foreign-animal-disease-outbreak-pork.md) | +12.0% | +19.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-27 | [Preparing for animal disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63904-preparing-for-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | -7.7% | -23.6% |
| HOGS | 2021-07-21 | [Foreign Animal Disease – Page 29 – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45947-foreign-animal-disease-page-29-american-association-of-swine-veterinarians.md) | +1.5% | -8.8% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-28 | [Transboundary animal diseases pose urgent threat to global food security, FAO warns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15950-transboundary-animal-diseases-pose-urgent-threat-to-global-food-security-fao.md) | +0.1% | +3.7% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2026-10-22 | [The Birds Come Back: Korea's Avian Flu Season and the Price of an Egg \| The Ag Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17127-the-birds-come-back-korea-s-avian-flu-season-and-the-price-of-an-egg-the-ag.md) | -2.7% | — |
| SBM | 2019-01-23 | [ASF Continues Spread in China and FMD on the Move in South Africa – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60978-asf-continues-spread-in-china-and-fmd-on-the-move-in-south-africa-american.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2019-08-20 | [China pig farmer profits soar after disease wipes out third of herd, boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57565-china-pig-farmer-profits-soar-after-disease-wipes-out-third-of-herd-boosts.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/animal-health/the-continued-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases

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