Newly passed blue state legislation has pork producers snorting over industry oversight which could shutter farm doors and add to food inflation.
“The issue is really around the cost associated with Proposition 12, and how producers across Pennsylvania and the country are going to be able to come compliant to meet the demands of the consumers in California,” Pennsylvania Pork Producers President Ben Barcovtch told FOX Business’ Jeff Flock on “Mornings with Maria” Monday.
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California’s Proposition 12 could cost pork producers and consumers up to $350 million over its animal welfare law. Back in May, the Supreme Court ruled that the Democrat-led state has the right to impose tough animal-welfare standards on pork produced outside the state.
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