My name is Jon Caspers. Today, I am representing America's pork producers and am pleased to discuss with you the critical issue of agriculture concentration and its impact on pork producers and consumers.
Agricultural concentration is a difficult and emotionally charged issue.
Many pork producers are concerned about their ability to continue to compete and maintain market access in a hog market that is experiencing increasing levels of concentration. Changing Pork Industry Global competition, new technologies, and consumer demands are but a few of the factors that are rapidly changing the U.S. pork industry. Hogs are raised differently today than even just 20 years ago. Hog farms are managed in new and innovative ways. Hogs are marketed on a carcass weight-carcass merit basis verses the traditional live weight selling in the past.