Prop 12 in the US: Price hikes of almost 20% in California

New insights have revealed that retail pork prices have increased by nearly 19% in California since the introduction of California’s state law “Proposition 12.” The regulation, in effect since the start of 2024, requires that any pork sold in California – the biggest US pork market – must come from pigs born to sows with more housing space than is typical. In order to secure ongoing sales in California, many US pork firms and farmers have implemented the required sow housing, no mat