Pork Industry Leaders Insights

The National Pork Board is engaged in a strategic planning exercise that will shape its future for the next several years. As one part of that process, we are trying to get input from as many participants in the U.S. pork industry as possible.

The following survey is designed to solicit your input into numerous issues in an easy format that does not require a lot of writing.

The questions fall into three categories:

(1.) Questions about the pork industry
(2.) Questions about the National Pork Board
(3.) Descriptions of you and your involvement in the pork industry.

We appreciate your willingness to contribute to the strategic planning process. The survey should not take longer than 10 - 15 minutes to complete.

1. How significantly will the following forces shape the future pork industry during the next 10 years?

	1 Not significant	2	3 Modestly significant	4	5 Extremely significant
Industry consolidation - fewer, larger producers and packers
More specialized production systems - fewer farrow-to-finish operations
Improved hog genetics
Growth of ethanol production
Changes in American eating patterns
Growth of chicken consumption
Environmental regulation
Activist groups, especially animal rights groups
Growth of pork exports
Improved pork production efficiences
Limited access to export markets
Animal diseases

2. Of all of the above issues, which three will be the three most significant ones over the next five years (in priority order)?

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Issue #2 -
Issue #3 -