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USDA identified the first US cases of H5N1 bird flu in swine, two of five pigs on a noncommercial Oregon farm that shared water, housing and equipment with infected poultry. USDA sequencing found no changes suggesting increased transmissibility to humans.
CDC still rates the public risk as low.
Infection in pigs raises the possibility of reassortment with human-adapted flu viruses, which could hit hog herd health and sentiment. The direct price impact so far is limited because the case was confined to one noncommercial farm.
jamanetwork.comSamantha AndererDec 13, 2024After 69 past neutral disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and -1.6% 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.
