Hallway conversations, tent chats and trade show talks are some of the greatest tools to help pork producers tackle the next tough issue. Industry experts share four “under-the-radar” topics that they believe need more discussion in the pork industry.
1. GLP-1 Drugs and Animal Protein Consumption
“The impact of the use of GLP-1 drugs on animal protein consumption in the U.S. The affordability and access to these drugs by millions of people is absolutely affecting per capita meat consumption in the U.S. While beef may be the biggest beneficiary to date, the pork industry needs to use this pent-up demand to double down on pork’s quality and relative affordability to increase pork demand in demographics where it has lost ground to beef or chicken.” – Hyatt Frobose, commercial director – North America for Jyga Technologies – GESTAL
2. Future Global Demand
“While global pork demand is not likely something that will hurt us this year, next year, or maybe even in the next 5 or 10 years, 20 years from now this has a chance to be an issue. An aging global population, and the reality that global population growth will stop at some point in the next 25 years, has incredible ramifications for our industry. Forewarned is forearmed and we have a chance now to be proactive and drive demand differently than in the past. It will take all of us working together to address this future reality.” – Mark Hulsebus, general manager – U.S. Pork for Alltech
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