The original white meat has never been publicly disclosed. Hog farmers have been charged a fee on each of their hogs as a mandatory contribution to the program. The contribution consists of forty-five cents out of every hundred dollars in hog sales. Pork consumption in the United States was about 67 pounds per person annually when the promotion began in the mid-1980s. Consumption is now at an annual rate of about 67 pounds per person.
Pork comes from pigs.
Pigs are raised by hog farmers. The United States is the world's second-largest pork producing nation. The largest exporter of pork in the world is Denmark. The Danish word for pork is svin . President-elect Bush's transition team reacted on Wednesday, calling on Clinton to honor the tradition of presidents leaving office with respect for their successors.