date:May 20, 2013
previously occurred in the western hemisphere.
The USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories has detected the virus in the Iowa hog population, a Department of Agriculture spokesman said.
Cindy Cunningham, spokeswoman for the National Pork Board in Des Moines, Iowa, said: It may be a little bit more widespread than just with Iowa at this point ... we're still trying to understand that and determine where it all is.
Hog futures in Chicago fell sharply on Friday as rumors swirled the dis