Pork Industry Hurting; Needs Government's Help
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Top agriculture officials in Iowa and Minnesota are asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to help the struggling pork industry.
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey are asking Vilsack to use $50 million in existing federal funds to buy pork products.
The pork would then go to federal food programs.
Misplaced fears over food safety in the wake of the H1N1 flu outbreak have contributed to the severe losses pork producers were already facing.
