
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture held a conference on livestock disease control after reporting 481 African swine fever outbreaks since early 2023, plus avian influenza, foot-and-mouth and lumpy skin disease outbreaks. Officials urged proactive prevention through the end of 2023 and early 2024.
Persistent animal disease in Vietnam reduces pig and poultry numbers and can cut domestic feed demand, with limited direct effect on world grain prices.
After 117 past bearish disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (36% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.6%), and +1.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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