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Pork In 2024 Budget. The web page criticizes the $460 billion spending bill passed by congress in march 2024, claiming it contains over 6,000 earmarks for pet projects and violates the constitution. Pork packers saw average profits of $20 per head, down $2 from the previous week.

In this latest funding package, there are more than 6,000 earmarks totaling more than $12 billion, according to an analysis by bloomberg government. Total pork production in 2024 is expected to be about 28.1 billion pounds, 2.9 percent above production in 2023.