Source: AGWEB, 6/10/21

As World Pork Expo enters its second day in Des Moines, Iowa, a policy priority for the pork industry continues to be the issue of line speeds at pork plants. And just this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made comments that contradicting an earlier statement from USDA, with Secretary saying no final decision has been made on the issue.  The USDA recently announced it would not appeal a Federal Court’s ruling ordering packing plants to operate at slower line speeds, and many in the industry feel this will do more harm than good.

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