Ag Analysis Report 3/17/19 – Expect Lean Hog Prices To Continue To Move Higher

U.S. federal agents seized 1 million pounds (454 metric tons) of pork smuggled from China to a port in New Jersey amid fears the meat could contain traces of the African swine fever virus that has ravaged the Asian country’s hog herd.

Humans can’t be infected, but pig populations can be wiped out by African swine fever. China’s hog herd — the biggest in the world — has plummeted as farmers cull inflicted animals.

The U.S. has never had African swine fever, and officials are stepping up efforts to keep the disease out. Any sign of illness stateside could mean that

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