Business Development Manager at Christensen Farms in Various, Iowa, United States

Swine Herdsperson for AI Center at Swine Genetics International in Cambridge, Iowa, United States

Iowa Pork Facts

• At the end of 2008, Iowa had 8,300 hog operations.

• At any one time, there are approximately 19 million pigs being raised in Iowa.

• Approximately 30 million hogs are raised in Iowa each year.

• Iowa producers marketed more than 37 million hogs in 2008.

• The U.S. pork industry marketed more than 121 million hogs in 2008.

• Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the U.S. and the top state for pork exports.

• The Iowa pork industry generates nearly $950 million in household income for pork producers.

• More than 39,000 jobs are directly related to raising and caring for hogs in Iowa.

• Iowa pork production alone contributes nearly $5 billion to the Iowa economy.

• Several billion dollars are generated in the state each year from pork processing activities.

• The total value added by Iowa pork producers to the state is more than $2.5 billion.