Iowa finishing pigs were the largest class of livestock consuming corn, approximately 340 million bushels, which is about 16.6% of the Iowa corn crop, or 55% of

Iowa finishing pigs were the largest class of livestock consuming corn, approximately 340 million bushels, which is about 16.6% of the Iowa corn crop, or 55% of all the corn fed to livestock in Iowa [0]. Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the U.S. raising nearly one-third of the nation's hogs, and the top state for pork exports [1]. In 2021, exports accounted for 29.4 percent of total U.S. pork and pork variety meat production [2]. [0] https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/air/article/id/6168/download/pdf/ https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/air/article/id/6168/down... [1] https://www.iowapork.org/news-from-the-iowa-pork-producers-association/iowa-pork-facts/ https://www.iowapork.org/news-from-the-iowa-pork-producers-a... [2] https://www.porkcheckoff.org/markets/us-pork-exports/ https://www.porkcheckoff.org/markets/us-pork-exports/