date:May 26, 2015
s cant consume that much pork, Mr Hodges said.He also pointed out that the West Coast port backlog hurt the pork export business, especially to key markets like Japan, which is a tremendous market for US chilled pork.
Ms Ruhland said the beef industry has been challenged by the decline in the cattle herd because the beef checkoff is assessed per head, not by pounds or value produced.
But at the same time, the foreign marketing budget has increased, she said.
We realise in the beef industry