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Futures File column: Commodities catch swine flu (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Hog futures bore a massive decline as markets opened Monday morning following the news that incidents of swine flu were accelerating. After locking limit-down on Monday, hogs continued lower mid-week as the U.S.reported its first death from the A/H1N1 virus, a genetic hybrid from pig, bird, and human viruses.