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Pork Industry Forum underway in Texas

The annual business meeting of the National Pork Board and the National Pork Producers Council gets underway today in Texas.

The National Pork Industry Forum is a grass-roots opportunity for pork producers from around the country to bring forth the issues and concerns they have.

Cindy Cunningham, spokesperson for the National Pork Board says there are some big issues for pork producers are talking about this year.  “We’ll be focusing on the common industry audit,” she says.  “We’ll be making sure producers have access to the latest information and technology when it comes to fighting diseases like PEDv or others that may be out there.”

And she says demand is also a hot topic this year.  “Most importantly we’re going to be talking about how we can enlarge the consumer demand for pork both domestically and in the international marketplace,” she says.

The National Pork Industry Forum runs through Saturday.