U.S. pork stocks again swell to record high as pig virus strikes

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U.S. pork stocks again swell to record high as pig virus strikes

By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO (Reuters) - The amount of pork in U.S. cold storage warehouses in February reached a record high for a third straight month, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly cold storage report issued on Friday. Friday's USDA report showed February total pork inventories at 653.8 million lbs, topping February 2013's record of 633.4 million. Analysts attributed last month's bloated stocks partly to processors and retailers salting away pork to avoid a potential supply crunch during the spring and summer peak barbecue seasons, especially if production declines as a deadly pig virus sweeps through U.S. farms.

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