# FAO warns: Dangerous animal diseases threaten livestock production and international trade

> The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned that transboundary animal diseases such as African swine fever, high-pathogenic avian influenza, sheep and goat pox, peste des petits ruminants and screwworm pose growing threats to farm incomes and trade. It called for stronger biosecurity and veterinary controls. The article also notes African swine fever spread in Spain has added pressure on the European pork market, including Bulgarian producers.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T06:11:15.088Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99050-fao-warns-dangerous-animal-diseases-threaten-livestock-production-and
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Disease outbreaks that restrict animal and meat trade shift pork supply into the EU domestic market, which can pressure pork prices and raise demand for feed such as soybean meal and corn if herd management changes.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-08-09 | [Strengthening prevention and control of three dangerous diseases in livestock.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15886-strengthening-prevention-and-control-of-three-dangerous-diseases-in-livestock.md) | -0.1% | -9.4% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-30 | [Diseases threaten the livestock industry in the Mekong Delta](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16137-diseases-threaten-the-livestock-industry-in-the-mekong-delta.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-02-20 | [Animal disease outbreaks prompt urgent responses from authorities nationwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15930-animal-disease-outbreaks-prompt-urgent-responses-from-authorities-nationwide.md) | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-03-14 | [Bans on poultry product imports bear watching by U.S. livestock producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72134-bans-on-poultry-product-imports-bear-watching-by-u-s-livestock-producers.md) | -1.5% | -9.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-09-29 | [Poland Battles Multiple Farm Animal Disease Outbreaks in September 2025 \| MeatBorsa News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15966-poland-battles-multiple-farm-animal-disease-outbreaks-in-september-2025.md) | -2.4% | -15.1% |

## Sources

- agrotv.bg: https://agrotv.bg/2026/11/13/%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%be-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b4%d1%83%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b8-%d0%b1%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8-%d0%bf%d0%be-%d0%b6/

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