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U.S. PED Virus Outbreak Traced Back to China

U.S. PED Virus Outbreak Traced Back to China

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

Veterinary scientists have found that the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus outbreak which has been spreading across hog farms in U.S. states since May has been traced back to the Chinese province of Anhui.

Researchers from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have traced back what they believe are the origins, and possible evolution, of the PED virus that’s been responsible for high mortality rates in swine herds.

It was found that the three U.S. strains of the virus are related to the Chinese strains of PEDV. China had an outbreak of the virus about three years ago. There is currently no vaccine to treat or prevent PEDV.
 


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The 12-day war between Iran-Israel came to an end sending crude oil futures plunging as the big fund speculators removed the war risk premium.

The weather risk premium in the Ag complex is sending corn, wheat and soybean futures lower on month-end selling ahead of the market moving USDA quarterly grain stocks and acreage reports on June 30th.

Instead, funds were chasing and sending tech stocks higher with the S&P 500/NASDAQ indexes setting new all-time record highs!

June 1 USDA Hogs and pigs report was slightly bearish while the U.S. $ Index traded to new contract lows as the de-dollarization that began in 2014 continues.

Feed in the form of soybean meal futures for livestock producers got cheaper, trading to new contract lows.

The Stats Canada seeded acreage update was bullish canola and wheat.