HR 3 (LSB 2146HH (3) 87)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 3

BY  FRY, MOORE, and BACON

A Resolution recognizing the importance of the Iowa Pork Congress to Iowa’s pork industry and the economic importance of that industry to Iowa as documented in a recently published study. 

   WHEREAS, the Iowa Pork Producers Association has sponsored the Iowa Pork Congress each year since 1972; and
   WHEREAS, the Iowa Pork Congress is the largest winter swine trade show in the United States attracting 4,987 people from Iowa and the Midwest in 2016; and
   WHEREAS, the 2017 Iowa Pork Congress will be held in Des Moines on January 25 and 26; and
   WHEREAS, during the 2017 Iowa Pork Congress, attendees will be presented with the latest comprehensive data available regarding economic contributions to this state made by the pork industry; and
   WHEREAS, the data is contained in a recently published study prepared by Decision Innovation Solutions entitled “Iowa Pork Industry Report” which describes the economic impacts of the pork industry on this state including more than $756 million in state taxes paid, $1.5 billion in federal taxes paid, $36.7 billion in total economic output, 141,000 jobs, $12.1 billion in value-added output, and 8.2 billion in labor income; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE, That the House of Representatives recognizes the important role of the Iowa Pork Congress in improving pork production practices and expanding markets for pork and pork products; and 

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE, That the House of Representatives recognizes the economic impact of the Iowa pork industry on this state’s economy as documented in the Iowa Pork Industry Report; and
   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit certified copies of this Resolution to Mr. Al Wulfekuhle, 2016 President of the Iowa Pork Producers Association and Mr. Curtis Meier, 2017 President of the Iowa Pork Producers Association.