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Minnesota pork producers describe recent losses, biosecurity and permitting concerns

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development · February 20, 2025
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Darryl Timmerman of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association told the committee that Minnesota’s pork industry faced a long string of losses through early 2024 and needs policy changes on permitting, taxes and workforce supports.

Darryl Timmerman, a board member of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association, briefed the committee on the state of the swine industry and described a prolonged period of financial stress.

Timmerman said an Iowa State "livestock returns" model showed the industry experienced 19 consecutive months of losses from September 2022 through March 2024, with an…

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