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What Does Doubling Pork REALLY Mean?
 As recently as 1979, Indiana had twice as many hogs (6.7million) as it
has today (3.2 million). Indiana has lost 87% of its pork farms
and associated tax revenue in the last 25 years.
When
you hear comments about doubling pork production, remember farmers are
just trying to get back to production levels they've lost since 1979.
For more information:
The Changing U.S. Pork Industry and Implications for Future Growth
Doubling Pork Production Through the Adoption of Breakthrough Technologies
The Indiana Hog Industry: Trends and Economic Importance
DVD on Building A New Pork Facility & Pork Manure Management
Indiana’s
pork industry is in a growth phase that’s helping to keep farm families
on the land -- preserving our farming tradition and protecting the
land. This DVD highlights some of the Indiana farm families who are
expanding or constructing new state of-the-art pork production
buildings and what takes place in the construction of these
facilities.
Indiana Pork Facts:
- 3000 pork producer families in Indiana, down 87%, from 24,000 farms in 1980.
- The vast majority of all of pork operations – CFOs and CAFOs
included - are still owned and operated by farm families passed down
from generations.
- 13,000 Hoosiers have a job because of the state’s pork industry.
- Indiana pork farms contribute $738 million (12%) in farm cash receipts to the state economy in 2004.
- Indiana’s pork processing plants in Logansport and Delphi have a combined processing capacity of 26,500 hogs per day.
- Indiana currently imports feeder pigs to feed to market weight to meet current processing capacity.
- 3.2 million pigs in inventory (Down 32% since 1980, reflecting a 24-year decline in yearly inventory.)
- 440 swine Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
- 1300 swine Confined Feeding Operations (CFOs) (over 80%)
- On average, one 4,000-head swine barn pays $8,500 in property taxes annually.
Key Web Sites
Indiana Pork
U.S. Pork Center - Pork Gateway
National Pork Board
National Pork Producers Council
Operation Mainstreet Purdue's Pork Site
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