Groups Urge Congress to Aid Ailing Pork Industry
US - “There are many challenges facing the economic viability of the pork sector including higher input costs for feed and energy, an over-abundance of supply in the domestic market, weakening demand and international trade barriers,“ said AMI Chairman and President and CEO of Seaboard Foods, Rod Brenneman, in testimony yesterday to the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.