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David Pitt May 25, 2021 - 11:22 AM DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 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 union’s 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 “The U.S. pork production system, the most advanced in the world, is characterized by robust competition, innovation and efficiency. With the stroke of a judge’s pen, the lives of many hog farmers will be upended if this misguided ruling takes effect,” said NPPC President Jen Sorenson, communications director for Iowa Select Farms,

Pork producers ask to maintain faster slaughterhouse speeds despite union concerns

© Getty Images The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), a group that represents pork producers, is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain faster slaughterhouse speeds despite union concerns of workers safety. “NPPC is urging USDA to appeal the ruling, seek a stay while the appeal is considered and request the agency pursue a new, fast-tracked rulemaking that better reflects the modern processing plant technologies and practices and allows for higher line speeds,” NPPC said in a statement Tuesday. A ruling was made by U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen that would force pork producers to cut back to slower line speeds as the judge believes workers’ safety wasn’t properly considered with the increased line speeds, The Associated Press reported.

USDA asked to preserve higher hog processing speeds

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

Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds

Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds
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Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds

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