Hog prices on watch as Florence threatens North Carolina farms

• Hog prices are being watched closely as Hurricane Florence threatens to disrupt production at some farms in North Carolina.
• The storms threaten to create environmental hazards in the regions around the farms.
• Last week, hog prices broke higher after the African swine fever outbreak in China.
• Hog prices are still considerably lower than where they stood a year ago.
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