To help start the National Pig Breeding Forum in 2020, nearly 40,000 servings of pork will be donated to the harvesters.
A donation made by Prairie Fresh Pork on behalf of attendees at an industry annual meeting will help alleviate food insecurity in the Kansas City area.
“Helping reduce food insecurity in our local communities and throughout the United States is important to all pig farmers,” said David Newman, president of the National Pig Breeding Council and the pig breeder representing Arkansas. “A donation allows us to fulfill our commitment during the National Pig Breeding Forum, providing safe and nutritious pork to those who need it, right here in Kansas City.”
Some parts of pork carcasses have less fat than lamb and beef.
Harvesters serve 26 counties, including Kansas City, where every eighth person is short of food. Children are often most in need of food, with every sixth child in the harvester service area experiencing food shortages. Only 57% of children experiencing hunger are eligible for federal nutritional programs, which means that 43% of starving children and their parents are not eligible for federal assistance.
“Our manufacturers at Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods believe it’s important to support communities,” said David Iahart, senior communications and marketing director at Prairie Fresh at Seaboard Foods. “We are pleased to make this donation on behalf of the participants in the National Pig Breeding Forum, especially in Kansas City, where Prairie Fresh Pork is headquartered.”
- In general, the European slaughter pig market is stable.
- Numerous ASF outbreaks recorded during the summer in Bulgaria reduced pig stock by 30% and prices increased by 45%.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, according to a statement by the Chinese side on the falsification of documents, has stopped issuing export certificates to China for all types of pork and beef as of June 25.
