Rabobank's Q3 Pork Quarterly says African swine fever is cutting pork output in Asia, with China's herd loss estimated above 40%. It says China's pork prices are rising, while large frozen meat inventories weigh on returns elsewhere.
Sino-US trade talks could allow China to review tariffs on US pork.
Heavy herd losses in China point to firmer global pork import demand and support hog prices, though frozen stocks limit the upside.
After 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.
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