Posted on Aug 2, 2021
New pig law could cut off nearly all of California's pork supply, bacon prices would skyrocket
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A new California law for farms could cut off nearly all of the state's pork supply, which would create a bacon shortage in the state and drive up prices substantially
In November 2018, California voters overwhelmingly approved California Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. The bill is aimed at more humane treatment of farm animals would "establish minimum space requirements based on square feet for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens and ban the sale of veal from calves, pork from breeding pigs, and eggs from hens when the animals are confined to areas below minimum square-feet requirements," according to Ballotpedia.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2022, the second deadline of the law goes into effect, which requires "egg-laying hens to be housed cage-free and breeding pigs raised with twenty-four square feet per pig," which would mean expanding animals pens to about 4 feet by 6 feet.
"National veal and egg producers are optimistic they can meet the new standards, but only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules," according to the Associated Press. "Unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows non-compliant meat to be sold in the state, California will lose almost all of its pork supply, much of which comes from Iowa, and pork producers will face higher costs to regain a key market."
In November 2018, California voters overwhelmingly approved California Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. The bill is aimed at more humane treatment of farm animals would "establish minimum space requirements based on square feet for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens and ban the sale of veal from calves, pork from breeding pigs, and eggs from hens when the animals are confined to areas below minimum square-feet requirements," according to Ballotpedia.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2022, the second deadline of the law goes into effect, which requires "egg-laying hens to be housed cage-free and breeding pigs raised with twenty-four square feet per pig," which would mean expanding animals pens to about 4 feet by 6 feet.
"National veal and egg producers are optimistic they can meet the new standards, but only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules," according to the Associated Press. "Unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows non-compliant meat to be sold in the state, California will lose almost all of its pork supply, much of which comes from Iowa, and pork producers will face higher costs to regain a key market."
New pig law could cut off nearly all of California's pork supply, bacon prices would skyrocket
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Thank you my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown for making us aware that the benighted California government is enacting legislation that requires "egg-laying hens to be housed cage-free and breeding pigs raised with twenty-four square feet per pig," which would mean expanding animals pens to about 4 feet by 6 feet."
It seems obvious that California government values livestock over the homeless people :-(
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It seems obvious that California government values livestock over the homeless people :-(
FYI SGT Denny Espinosa SFC William Farrell CSM Charles Hayden SFC (Join to see) CPT Jack Durish SPC Steve Irvine GySgt Gary Cordeiro GySgt Jack Wallace MGySgt (Join to see) LTC John Shaw COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj William W. 'Bill' Price MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SMSgt Mark Venzeio SGT Steve McFarland SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D SSG Michael Noll
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It's a good thing wild pig is open season in TX. I'll just have to make my own bacon and pork tenderloin, and lard for cooking and homemade soap.
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Maj John Bell
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Cpl (Join to see) - No season in Michigan. You can hunt feral pigs anywhere you can get permission from the landowner, any day of the year, BMNT until EENT.
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Better start staffing up those agricultural inspection stations on the California border.
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