Smithfield Sale, PED Virus Jangles Producers’ Nerves at Expo
US - The two hottest topics at the 25th Anniversary World Pork Expo last week were the sale of Smithfield Foods to Shuanghui, Ltd., and the potential impact of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The level of concern about both was high, writes Steve Meyer in his latest "Market Preview" as published in National Hog Farmer magazine.