date:Jul 01, 2014
A bigger-than-expected decline in the U.S. hog herd during the second quarter of 2014 was attributed to the rapid spread of the deadly Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on June 27.
The U.S.D.A. report also said that declines in herd expansion occurred amid higher hog prices. The data in the report was seen adding to the possibility that hog futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange would climb as much as their daily price limit of 3c on June