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PEDV Takes a Toll on Pork Packers

2014-03-14 21:28:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Steve Meyer and Len Steiner's Daily Livestock Report Today Steve Meyer and Len Steiner shared some sobering news in the Daily Livestock Report about the impact porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is having on the packing industry. In their article, the authors noted that last weeks hog slaughter was 5.7% lower than one year ago, and estimated slaughter through Thursday of this week was expected to be 2.7% lower than one year ago, pending what happens as of today and tomorrow. Meyer and Steiner say Saturday packing plant shifts tend to be the first casualties of low hog numbers. read more

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