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Derrick Van Orden: “Hog producers are losing an average of $30 per head due to…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden Asks Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Questions Directly From His Constituents

Published | Video Starts at 03:36

We'll see what happens with the federal milk marketing order hearing that just concluded. Over 12,000 pages of transcript now being reviewed. Sir, I've got a couple more to the guys. So this is from our Hog producers are losing an average of $30 per head due to high input costs. What can the USDA do to support our hog producers to ensure that they can pass on these operations to the next generation? We continue to purchase purchase pork through our surplus programs. (03:36–03:42)

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Asserts that hog producers are experiencing financial losses due to high input costs.

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