USDA mulling over pork purchase

According to reports, Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary Michael Scuse said the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take up to two months to decide if it will purchase more pork in an effort to assist the industry.
As hog producers have sustained great losses, the National Pork Producers Council has requested the government food assistance programs purchase at least $50 million of pork products.In fiscal year 2009, USDA bought $164.6 million of pork products.