Activating guard soldiers is the latest attempt to contain the disease, which has forced a growing number of slaughterhouses and meat-processing plants to slow or halt operations. The disruptions are stoking concerns for eventual fresh-meat shortages in grocery stores as well leaving some farmers without a market for their animals. That’s pushing down prices for hogs and cattle while making meat more expensive. Wholesale pork posted its biggest three-day gain in six years. “At some point, we’re going to have to be talking about euthanizing hogs, and we’re not that far from it,” Reynolds told reporters. -Full Report
