National Pork Producers Council President Lori Stevermer, who farms at Easton, Minnesota, said Prop 12 continues to be a legislative priority. “We are looking to the farm bill as a federal solution for Prop 12. That’s what the Supreme Court said, it’s an issue that Congress needs to fix. The comments I hear from producers are we don’t want a patchwork of regulations across the country so we’re looking to to get that federal solution.” A study conducted by USDA found the price of select pork products to be 20 percent higher in California with the new Prop 12 rules. Pork consumption in California are down eight-to-ten percent. “Higher prices, lower availability, that’s not the right situation for those individuals that already have concerns about food availability and food affordability.” The NPPC was on Capitol Hill taking their message to lawmakers.
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