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Industry researchers urged US pork producers to stay vigilant about African Swine Fever and to prepare for it. An outbreak in the US would halt pork exports immediately, since ASF has no vaccine.
The article is an industry discussion rather than a new outbreak report.
A US ASF case would sharply cut export demand for pork and could push hog prices down. Currently it is a preparedness discussion with no direct price impact.
meatpoultry.comErica ShafferAug 29, 2018After 69 past neutral disease events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and -1.6% 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.
