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An AVMA article reports that veterinarians at the 2025 AVMA Convention discussed biosecurity as a cost that producers often underestimate. It cites a South African analysis of the 2017 H5N8 poultry outbreak as an example of how losses build the case for biosecurity investment.
Stronger biosecurity lowers the risk of costly outbreaks that disrupt feed demand and meat supply. The piece is educational and does not signal a near-term price move.
avma.orgAug 18, 2025After 645 past disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.1%), and +0.9% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 615 past disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.8%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
