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Iowa Pork proceeds with ‘corn contingecy plan’ request

The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is calling for development of a “contingency plan” for corn use in the event of a short crop in 2011.  The IPPA executive committee says it would prefer that the plan be a voluntary effort involving the major end users—the biofuels, livestock and export sectors—but it did not rule out the possibility of government involvement in a corn rationing plan.  The IPPA proposal will be sent to the National Pork Producers Council for consideration at the Pork Forum in early March. We discussed the contingency plan proposal with the immediate past president of IPPA, John Weber.

AUDIO: John Weber (7:30 MP3)