Source:  CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 7/7/10

The National Pork Producers Council Tuesday asked for an extension of the comment period on a proposed federal rule that could limit pork producers' options in selling pigs to processors. In a letter to J. Dudley Butler, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, NPPC urged a 120-day extension of the comment period, which currently is set to expire Aug. 23.

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