
February lean hog futures rose $2.375 to $81.375 on Wednesday, a two-week high, on short covering and bargain buying, though cash hog prices kept declining. South Korea raised its African Swine Fever alert to serious after an outbreak on a farm in Danjin, with 1,423 pigs culled and about 140 related farms under watch.
ASF in a major Asian pork producer can trim import demand and push more pork supply onto markets, supporting weakness in US hog and feed-linked prices. The futures rebound is short-term and tied to cash prices stabilizing.
Tras 69 eventos neutral de enfermedad pasados, Cerdo magro se movió una mediana de -0,2 % en 5 sesiones (48% al alza; mitad central entre -1,4 % y +1,5 %), y -1,6 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.