# Three Latvia regions under emergency due to African swine fever

> Latvia declared a three-month state of emergency on January 17, 2017, in three regions after an African swine fever outbreak at a farm with more than 5,000 pigs. Hundreds of pigs are expected to be culled, and the government has earmarked 100,000 euros for the response. The disease has been found in wild boar since 2014.

- Date: 2017-01-17 · published 2017-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Latvia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72889-three-latvia-regions-under-emergency-due-to-african-swine-fever
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Culling and regional restrictions cut pork supply in a small Baltic market and can drive export bans, which mainly affects hog and pork trade flows rather than global prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-10-11 | [China Faces Threat From African Swine Fever - Eurasia Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68350-china-faces-threat-from-african-swine-fever-eurasia-review.md) | +3.8% | +9.8% |
| HOGS | 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) | +4.4% | +14.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-28 | [Deadly swine fever threatens Asia, UN agriculture agency warns, urging regional collaboration \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63427-deadly-swine-fever-threatens-asia-un-agriculture-agency-warns-urging-regional.md) | -4.8% | +18.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-01 | [African Swine Fever in China: An Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60974-african-swine-fever-in-china-an-update.md) | +2.9% | -0.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-11 | [African Swine Fever May Reduce China's Soybean Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63016-african-swine-fever-may-reduce-china-s-soybean-demand.md) | +4.5% | +26.4% |

## Sources

- medicalxpress.com: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-latvia-regions-emergency-due-african.html

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