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Vietnam has culled more than 200 pigs after African swine fever was found on household farms in Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces. The affected areas are far from China, which is battling the disease across its pork industry.
Officials are investigating how the virus reached the remote farms.
The spread into new regions raises the risk of wider pork supply losses and lower feed demand in Asia. The impact on feed prices is modest so far.
bloomberg.comMai Ngoc Chau, Randy Thanthong-KnightFeb 20, 2019After 177 past bullish disease events, 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.
