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Video: Global Market Reaction to High Hog Prices

Jul 02, 2014

Losses from the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus are becoming clear through lower slaughter rates recently. As we see further declines throughout the summer from the virus, the hog industry will be wondering how consumers will react to high pork prices. Brett Stuart from Global AgriTrends explains why the pork export markets are so strong despite the record high hog prices.