There are currently more than 60,000 hog farmers helping produce about 75 million hogs in the United States annually.
In recent years, the U.S. has also become one of the leading exporters of pork in the world, with the pork industry supporting more than 550,000 jobs in this country.
Here is a closer look at the pork producers helping feed America.
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