
African swine fever has spread through China, Russia, eastern Europe and wild pigs in Belgium, and US hog producers are increasingly concerned. China's agriculture ministry says it has culled 900,000 pigs, though observers suspect the true figure is higher.
Iowa pork producers attended a foreign animal disease session with much larger turnout than a year earlier.
The threat of an introduction into the US would be bearish for domestic hog prices, but no outbreak has occurred. Current price impact is limited to risk sentiment.
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.