date:Jul 24, 2013
start of China's festival season. Increased demand from China will support higher prices for pork but will limit how high prices will climb due to large global stocks of pork.
Regionally, the Rabobank five-nation finished hog price index rebounded in the second half of Q2 2013. The European Union will continue to experience difficulties due to continuing pressure on consumer demand that is hampering a market recovery. However, China's pork prices recovered as an outbreak of H7N9 avian influenz