Thank goodness it didn`t amount to anything, but really got a guy`s attention on the repercussions if it one day does coldcock us. PRRS is enough on the plate. But got a text of the rumor from a buddy at Hog Slat, here`s all I could find about it in the media from National Hog Farmer.
A wild rumor of ASF in Iowa hit the hog market this week as did continued weather concerns.
Jul 02, 2021
In this episode of Feedstuffs Precision Pork, Dave Bauer, senior market analyst for Provimi, offers some hog market perspective and market highlights for the week as well as provides things to think about in the week ahead.
The hog market saw incredible swells this week, spurred by the weather and a wild rumor of a case of African swine fever in Iowa.
Exports were 12% of weekly pork production, with Mexico leading sales, followed by Japan and then China.