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UK authorities reminded pig keepers that feeding kitchen scraps and catering waste to farm animals is illegal, citing the risk of African swine fever entering Britain. ASF has not been found in the UK, but the risk level was raised over the summer after spread in Eastern and Central Europe.
This is a precautionary advisory with no confirmed UK case, so its direct effect on feed or hog prices is minimal.
gov.ukAnimal, Plant Health AgencyDec 18, 2017After 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.
