TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s consumer price index rose 1.48% in October, driven by a 9.07% jump in pork prices amid an African swine fever outbreak.

After the virus was detected at a Taichung hog farm on Oct. 21, authorities banned the transport of pigs until Thursday and slaughter until early Friday. Prices for meat products overall rose 5.42% in October, per CNA.

Core inflation, which excludes fruit, vegetables, and energy, was 1.84%, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics. Of the CPI’s seven major categories, “miscellaneous goods” posted the biggest gain at 3.18%, while food prices climbed 2.02%.

The government’s basket of 17 household necessities rose 2.73% from a year earlier, its fifth straight monthly increase. September’s CPI was a 4.5-year low at 1.25%.