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African Swine Fever Continues to Disrupt Markets

May 20, 2019

Recent news articles and government reports show that African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to have a disrupting impact on soybean and pork markets. Today's update highlights key points from several…

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African Swine Fever: Opportunities and Concerns

April 28, 2019

News items continue to highlight the ongoing impacts of African Swine Fever (ASF). In addition to explaining some of the market effects of the disease, recent articles have also addressed…

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Pork and Soybean Markets Adjust to African Swine Fever

April 21, 2019

Recent news items have focused on the impacts that African Swine Fever (AFS) in China is having on pork and soybean markets. Today's update looks briefly at these issues in…

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African Swine Fever: Market Impacts Persist

April 14, 2019

Articles last week documented some of the recent impacts that African swine fever is having on hog markets, including in the U.S. Today's update looks at key points from several…

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African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices

March 27, 2019

A Wall Street Journal article Wednesday stated that, "Hog prices have surged in recent weeks on signs that Chinese buyers have turned to the U.S. to make up for the…

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