A California law approved by voters in 2018 that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages will technically take effect Saturday.
A California law approved by voters that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages that prevent them from standing or turning finally takes effect Saturday, after years of delays and warnings that the rules could lead to price spikes and pork shortages.
Niman stands to benefit from the law because it contracts with farmers that have long met California's new animal welfare rules. Californians approved Proposition 12 in 2018, mandating that fresh pork sold in their state had to be born to sows with at least 24 square feet of space, allowing a breeding pig to turn around and extend its limbs. It effectively banned widely used gestation crates that protect sows from other pigs, which can be aggressive, but that many people see as cruel.
After about five years, the farm now has about 3,600 breeding sows. It sells 80,000 hogs a year to Coleman Natural Foods, a Colorado-based national meat distributor that has sold only crate-free pork since 2018. The California law, as well as one taking effect soon in Massachusetts, should mean increased demand for pork from Schilling's farm and ultimately more profit.
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