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    Pig outlook: Bull market in lean hog futures still has legs

    US meat industry moves to curb COVID-19 infections among workers, and ASF makes a comeback in China and Malaysia.
    calendar icon 5 March 2021
    clock icon 6 minute read
    By: Jim Wyckoff
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    Chart showing the trading trajectory of April US lean hog futures
    Price uptrend still in place and bulls have power to suggest more upside in the near term

    © Jim Wyckoff

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