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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
As Congress considers a new wave of aid to combat the financial pressures of the coronavirus, the trade group representing the nation’s pork producers says it’s critical the new package include aid sufficient enough to keep struggling producers in business.
Closures of meatpacking plants due to COVID-19 built up a backlog of at least 3 million hogs. With nowhere else to send them, some producers have resorted to euthanasia.
