Quarterly update: A tale of 2 viruses

It was impossible to foresee the effect of Covid-19 on the global economy and commodity prices earlier this year. This human virus has been even more disruptive than African Swine Fever, which was already having significant effects in the pig and pork markets in Asia. Pig market expert Dr John Strak shares a tale of 2 viruses in his quarterly update. At the turn of this year it was reasonable to expect that the impact of the African Swine Fever virus in China and Asia on global pig and pork pri