The U.S. pork industry could profit handsomely from the higher prices that are accompanying shortages of pork products in Asia as African Swine Fever (ASF) sweeps China—the world’s biggest producer and market. However, America’s pork producers would be decimated if the disease were to gain a foothold here.
US Pork Industry Braces as Ports ‘Bombarded’ by African Swine Fever
Authorities scramble defenses as U.S. ports confiscate smuggled pork products
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Hogs are pictured on the farm of Ted Fox on July 25, 2018 near Osage, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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