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New Farm Bill's Impact On U.S. Pork Industry
By Scott Brown, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri (NHF) - The major features of the six-year Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002 that relate to the swine sector are summarized here, although the full impact will remain uncertain until USDA regulations have been issued. Many of the provisions in the bill will take effect immediately, while others will be implemented beginning in 2003.There are three general areas that could have an impact on pork producers' businesses — crop policy, new conservation provisions and country of origin labeling of meat products. Although there were other provisions intensely debated, like the packer ban on livestock ownership, they were not included in the final bill.
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Source: National Hog farmer - June 2002
