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An editorial notes that African swine fever has been a major concern for the US hog industry since 2018, when it spread through China and killed a large share of its hog herd. It urges farmers to strengthen on-farm biosecurity plans.
Ongoing ASF risk keeps a supply-loss premium in hog prices and supports pork demand for proteins, while biosecurity advice has little immediate price effect.
farmprogress.comKevin SchulzDec 13, 2021After 177 past bullish disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.7%), and +0.9% 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.
