The Pork Industry at a Glance - National Pork Board

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Quick Facts Introduction Quick Facts Table of Pork Did You Pork The History FAQ Contents Checkoff Know Facts of Pork Timeline Does the USDA buy any pork for our school lunch programs? Yes. For 2009/2010, USDA bought 100 million pounds, valued at $165 million, for food assistance programs, including food aid, school lunch and breakfast. Also, the Pork Checkoff develops nutritionally balanced pork recipes, from Pork Taco Pasta with Chipotle Cream to Asian Pepper Pot with Ham, for school lunch programs. What is the current U.S. daily slaughter capacity for pigs? It is currently about 444,925 head, up from 428,335 in 2007 and 407,875 in 2004. What is the market price for hogs today? Current information on pork economics and marketing can be found at pork.org. Why are there fewer hog operations? Due to advances in technology and transportation, the proportion of the world’s population required to produce our food has decreased dramatically through the years. The decline has been even faster and more pronounced since the advent of the tractor. The same pattern has applied to all U.S. agricultural sectors. Economies of size and technology have allowed fewer people to care for more hogs at a lower average cost. Every pork producer group, whether small, mid-sized or large, contains some operations with low costs, average costs and high costs. Farms with cost advantages can make adequate profits at prices that may not provide sufficient profits to highercost producers. As the higher-cost farms exit the industry, their market share is captured by existing producers or newcomers to the industry. The net effect is for fewer, larger pork farms. 10 Frequently Asked Questions
Pork Production Public Pork Names and Environment Stats Glossary Today Health Safety Numbers Quick Facts Quick Facts Did You Know? Where did Wall Street get its name? Free-roaming hogs were notorious for rampaging through the precious grain fields of colonial New York City farmers. The Manhattan Island residents chose to limit the forays of these riotous hogs by erecting a long, permanent wall on the northern edge of what is now Lower Manhattan. A street came to border this wall, aptly enough named Wall Street. How did “Uncle Sam” come to represent the U.S. Government? During the War of 1812, a New York pork packer named Uncle Sam Wilson shipped a boatload of several hundred barrels of pork to U.S. troops. Because each barrel was stamped “U.S.” on the docks, it quickly became bantered about that the “U.S.” stood for “Uncle Sam,” whose large pork shipment looked to be enough to feed the entire army. Thus did “Uncle Sam” come to represent the U.S. Government itself. What was a key staple food for Washington’s troops at Valley Forge? Salt pork from New Jersey was shipped behind British lines to Valley Forge to feed the hungry Continental Army in the winter of 1776-77. Where did the saying “living high on the hog” come from? The saying originated among army enlisted men, who received shoulder and leg cuts while officers received the top loin cuts. Fact or Hogwash? When hot dogs were first sold, street vendors called them “red hots,” and they didn’t come on a bun. Instead, a pair of white cotton gloves came with each one to keep fingers cool while eating. Fact. People at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair enjoyed “red hots.” Along with hot dogs, ice cream cones also were introduced there to the public for the first time. What’s the origin of the saying “a pig in a poke?” This common saying references a common trick played by unscrupulous merchants in 17th century England. They tried to pawn off a cat on an unsuspecting “greenhorn” as a suckling pig. When he opened the poke (sack), he “let the cat out of the bag,” and the trick was disclosed. What’s the origin of the word. “barbecue”? “Barbecue” originated with French-speaking pirates, who called their Caribbean pork feast “de barbe et queue.” Translated, it means “from beard to tail,” reflecting the fact that the hog was an eminently versatile animal that could be consumed from head to toe. Today, barbecue translates into delicious pork on the grill. Did You Know? 11
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