A disease sweeping China’s hog farms is set to hit U.S. meat eaters’ pocketbooks. The companies that sell Big Mac and Whopper burgers, Jimmy Dean sausages and Dunkin’ bacon sandwiches all expect meat prices to rise this year, as China imports more pork, beef and poultry to fill a shortfall in its huge hog market. African swine fever, harmless...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 19, 2019 12:00 UTC