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    Pig outlook: Bull market run in lean hog futures accelerates

    Positive signals about the US economic recovery and new discoveries about African swine fever influenced the global swine industry this week.
    calendar icon 26 February 2021
    clock icon 5 minute read
    By: Jim Wyckoff
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    Chart showing the trading trajectory of US April lean hog futures
    Accelerating price uptrend in place and bulls have full power to suggest more upside in the near term.

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    Sides of pork in cold storage
    US weekly pork exports have been trending downwards this month
    Swine vet examining a pig in a crate
    Research suggests that new strains of African swine fever are more difficult to detect

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