California’s Proposition 12 has had damaging effects on food affordability. Our menu matches a new reality for American consumers under Prop 12.
BY THE NUMBERS
Two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the high costs of food.
The nearly 20% surge in CA’s pork prices is caused by Prop 12 even two years after implementation
The U.S. lost more than 5,000 hog farms from 2017 to 2022, and PROP 12 threatens to perpetuate this trend.
Producers could incur costs of $3,600 to $4,000 per sow (mother pig) to comply with Prop 12, worsening their financial state.
AVERAGE PRICE INCREASE
DUE TO PROP 12
October 2019 – January 2020 vs. June 2025 to January 2026. Pre-Prop 12 prices and Prop 12 percentage impacts reported by economists at USDA and North Dakota State University Agriculture Risk Policy Center using Circana retail data
pork prices are rising.