World Pork Expo activities are underway at the Iowa State Fair Grounds, in Des Moines. More than 450 companies are exhibiting their products, innovations and ideas for 20,000 producers and pork professionals, including some 1,000 international guests. With more than 50 hospitality tents, the air is filled with smells of smoke and barbecue.
Source: NPPC, June 4, 2017.
Expo is truly an international show, with visitors and exhibitors from throughout the world,” says Ken Maschhoff, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) president and Illinois pork producer. “It presents an excellent opportunity to expand your global reach and build an understanding of why pork is the No. one consumed protein worldwide.”