Photo credit: Iowa Pork Producers Association
A new study documents the economic impact of the pork industry in Iowa.
The study, conducted for the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), shows more than 147-thousand jobs, both direct and indirect, are tied to the pork industry.
IPPA spokesman Drew Mogler says that’s up about six-thousand from a similar study in 2017.
“We’ve had two new plants come online in the last couple years in the state of Iowa, so certainly we’ve seen job growth from that,” Mogler says.
