With the beginning of 2024 came new regulations for selling pork in California. After much pushback from many agriculture groups, Proposition 12 went into effect on January 1st, requiring pork to be raised to California’s standards in order to be sold within the state, regardless of which state the pig was raised in. Mike Borgic with the Illinois Pork Producers Association says that some studies on the effects of Proposition 12 are already finding a decrease in pork consumption in the state.