24 Nov 2019

“Pig Ebola” is spreading uncontrollably in China and Vietnam

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It’s an unprecedented outbreak of a virus that’s deadly to pigs. Health officials in Hanoi, Vietnam, spray disinfectant on a dead pig at a farm before burying it in an isolated quarantined pit to stop the spread of African swine … Read More
2 May 2019

Pig ‘Ebola’ Virus Sends Shock Waves Through Global Food Chain

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–African swine fever in China will impact global food supply. –Virus will move markets, may influence geopolitics: Rabobank. What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain. Last August, … Read More
1 May 2019

Pork prices could jump this year, stay elevated into 2020 due to China’s pig crisis

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With African swine fever ravaging China’s hog industry, U.S. experts are expecting pork prices to go higher and likely stay elevated well into 2020. At least 129 cases of African swine fever have been reported in China since the first … Read More