The WOAH and FAO GF-TADs Regional Steering Committee for the Americas elected Dr Koren Custer as president at its 18th meeting, held virtually on October 10. OIRSA and IICA representatives were elected as vice-presidents.
This is an institutional governance update on regional animal disease coordination with no direct supply or price effect. It has no clear commodity implications.
After 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.