2014 Swine
Education In-Service
NPPC Update
October 1, 2014
Parts of NPPC
• SIP Investors
• Pork Alliance/Partners and
members
• Packer/Processor Industry
Council (PPIC)
NPPC Board of Directors
No fewer than 15 or more than 18
members, 14 to 17 voting, and 1 nonvoting member representing:
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8 Pork Producers
1 Allied Industry
1 Packer-Processor
2 Directors elected “at large”
Immediate Past President
1 Representing Individual Member Council
President, President elect, Vice President
Key Components of NPPC
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State Organizations
Delegate Body
NPPC Board
Committee’s
NPPC Funding, Strategic
Investment Program (SIP)
100% Voluntary
Estimated 67% of all pork
produced in US represented
Revenue, Investments
To join NPPC….
• Producer, deduction at
packer/processor. Direct Remit
to NPPC.
• Contract Producer, .001% of
contract value annually
• Employees, Interested parties,
$100.00 annual dues.
The power of your national and state
organizations working together on your behalf
Top Five Accomplishments
• Exemption from DOT hours of
service
• Delayed WOTUS Comment Period
• Fighting for 0 Tariffs for TTP
• Defeated HSUS in six state
legislatures
• Channel Outreach with largest 51
retail/foodservice companies (with
National Pork Board)
Issues Update
• Legislative & Regulatory
• Trade Policy
• Protecting Your Livelihood
Legislative & Regulatory
• Farm Bill: Pork Issues
– Egg Amendment Out
– Catastrophic Event Program
Study In
– No MCOOL Repeal or Fix
– No King Interstate Commerce
Amendment
Legislative & Regulatory
• EPA – Waters Of The U.S. Rule
• Proposed rule is too Vague
NPPC supports pulling the rule
• If rule is enacted…could have
catastrophe effect on
agriculture
Waters of the US
• NPPC/American Farm Bureau
and other ag parties form
coalition to fight off the rule.
• Completed a mapping system
to show and exhibit the
impacts.
• Comment period open until
October 21, 2014
Maps for 17 States
tinyurl.com/EPAWaters
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
Florida
Indiana
Iowa
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
South Dakota
Virginia
Website, be patient, large
files
• http://tinyurl.com/EPAWATERS
Privileged & Confidential / Attorney-Client Communication / Attorney Work Product
Area between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. It shows the same
view that was represented in the blue, medium resolution,
map, while also including the 100 year flood plain where
mapped by FEMA
And this is what it looks like when we go to the higher resolution map
that picks up about 35% of the ephemeral tributaries.
Legislative & Regulatory
• Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
(PEDv) and porcine
deltacoronavirus (PDCoV)
• NPPC Instrumental in securing
26 million from USDA for PEDv
research and producer support
Legislative & Regulatory
• NPPC will continue to work
aggressively with USDA
• How do we prepare for the next
disease?
Legislative & Regulatory
• Trucking Regulations – exemption
for 1 year
• Immigration Reform
– No major reform before the upcoming
2014 elections
Activist agenda….
• Environmental justice..Activists
challenges in North Carolina
and Virginia…state regulatory
are inadequate and have undo
impact on Latino, African
Americans, and Native
Americans.
• Environment and Social
Activists working together.
Pork Export Growth Continues
• $573.5 million in value for July
– 14% higher than July 2013
– Value up 16% for first seven months of
2014
• 173,270 metric tons (382 million
pounds)
– 3% less than last July
– Volume up 7% year-to-date
(USDA statistics compiled by USMEF for July 2014)
(All totals include muscle cuts and variety meat)
Measuring Pork Export
Value
• Exports accounted for 27% of total U.S. pork
production in July, 28% year-to-date
– No change from last July
– Up from 26% in first seven months of 2013
• Export value of $67.81 per head in July,
$65.45 year-to-date
– Fifth consecutive month above $60
– Up $12.46 from July 2013
– Up $11.46 year-to-date
(Export production % includes variety meat)
U.S. Pork Exports 2014 vs.
2013
(Including variety meat)
Volume: Metric Tons
220,000
210,000
200,000
190,000
2014
2013
180,000
170,000
160,000
150,000
140,000
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
• Japan pushing hard to exclude
some ag products from 0 tariffs
• NPPC does not support Japan
in the TPP if they don’t agree to
lift tariffs.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Trans Atlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership
(TTIP)
• Proposed trade agreement
between the US and the EU.
• Many questions remain about
agricultural products.
• Slow progress and will require
patience.
A Comprehensive
Approach
• We Care
• Principles
• Practices
• Proof
Producer
Accountability
Protecting
Freedom
To
Operate
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Legislation
Regulation
Communication
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Chain
Outreach
Marketplace
Engagement
Exposing
The Activist
Agenda
Humane
Watch
• Protect the
Harvest
• NPPC
Protecting Your Livelihood
• Marketplace engagement
– Joint effort NPB & NPPC
– 51 largest retail and foodservice
companies
– Over 100 company meetings
– Share information about
production practices and build
relationships
The Topics….
• Sow Housing
• Antibiotics
• Beta-agonists
• Euthanasia
• Pain
management
– Tail docking
– Castration
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Protecting Your Livelihood,
Purchased company shares.
• Retail – Walmart, Kroger, Costco,
Safeway, Supervalu, Ahold &
Delahaize
• Foodservice – McDonald’s, BK,
Wendy’s, Brinker, Darden, Chipotle,
Yum, Dominos, Sonic, Panera,
Sysco & Dine Equity
• Financial – Ameriprise, JP
Morgan, Black Rock & Prudential
Protecting Your Livelihood
• Exposing the activists
– State Legislatures
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New Jersey – Won
New Hampshire - Won
New York – Won
Connecticut – Won
Massachusetts – Won
Vermont – Won
Protecting Your Livelihood
• Working with:
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Humane Watch
• Protect the Harvest
• & others
Protecting Your Livelihood
• What do we stand for
– Zero tolerance of will act of abuse
– Provide training and education to
all engaged in handling pigs
– Provide access to adequate water
and feed
Protecting Your Livelihood
• What do we stand for cont’d
– Pork producers will follow
documented protocols for on-farm
monitoring of animal care
– Use of humane methods to
euthanize sick animals
– Use of accepted animal housing
methods
Protecting Your Livelihood
• What we stand for cont’d
– Use of appropriate health
treatments for pigs , based on the
approval of a licensed vet
– Ensure animal safety when
transporting pigs
– Transparency
An Evolving Industry
• Today, pork is raised to meet a wide
variety of demands. Overall, greater
efficiencies and growth in productivity
have resulted in a more abundant,
affordable pork supply in the United States
and abroad.
• Farms today vary in size and types. Some
farms specialize in raising certain breeds,
others focus on pigs at specific stages of
development and yet others raise pigs to
meet various consumer niche demands.
The past century…..
• Whether large or small, the
basic tenets of animal
agriculture remain the same:
good animal care, stewardship
of the land, production of safe,
wholesome food and care for
employees and communities.
Thank you…..
• Questions?