Proposition 12 is proving costly for the nation’s pork producers and California consumers.
Iowa Farm Bureau economist Christopher Pudenz says the animal housing law raises the cost of doing business, and that is being passed on to the consumer.
“Since January 1st there have definitely been some price increases out in California.”
He tells Brownfield a USDA study using retail scanner data shows prices for pork products impacted by Prop 12 rose an average of 20 percent, with pork loins up more than 40 percent.
