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David Pitt May 25, 2021 - 11:22 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) â A group representing pork producers urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing of pigs into bacon and ham despite a unionâs claim that the increased volume endangers workers.
The National Pork Producers Council, an industry trade group, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture calling on the agency to appeal a ruling by a federal judge that it argued would needlessly slow production and hurt farmers still recovering from problems associated with the coronavirus pandemic.a ruling
âThe U.S. pork production system, the most advanced in the world, is characterized by robust competition, innovation and efficiency. With the stroke of a judgeâs pen, the lives of many hog farmers will be upended if this misguided ruling takes effect,â said NPPC President Jen Sorenson, communications director for Iowa Select Farms,
By Matt Reese Citing food and worker safety concerns, there have been multiple recent court cases challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s New Swi
USDA photo by Preston Keres
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector shows Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue around the processing floor of the Triumph Foods pork processing facility April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Mo. New study finds limiting line speeds will result in 2.5% loss in pork processing capacity and $80 million in income for hog farmers.
Left unchallenged, a recent federal district court ruling limiting line speeds at pork processing plants will result in a 2.5% loss in pork packing plant capacity nationwide, and more than $80 million in reduced income for small U.S. hog farmers, according to an analysis by Dermot Hayes, an economist with Iowa State University. At the start of April, the U.S. District Court of Minnesota issued a decision in United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local No. 663 v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, requiring the new administration to decide how to proceed on the 2019