USDA’s January Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook suggests a slow ramp-up of live hog imports into the United States. Meatingplace reports that’s because the U.S. repealed its mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling law in December. Since Congress repealed COOL, U.S. pork processors do not have to differentiate between U.S. and Canadian hogs. The recent report shows imports of Canadian live hogs are expected to increase nine percent this year, to 6.2 million head. Just two years before COOL legislation was enacted, live hog imports peaked at near 10 million head in 2007. However, a surge of imports is not expected since Canadian hog inventories have declined and the country is dealing with increased packer demand.
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