INDUSTRY FACTS

• Oklahoma's swine industry is the states 2nd largest agricultural enterprise.
• Oklahoma's pork production and processing provides almost 16,000 jobs and more than $636.7 million in sales.
• Oklahoma's swine industry ranks 8th in the U.S. in total swine numbers and 5th in pigs produced.
• Agricultural economists at Oklahoma State University estimate that each dollar increase in pork production results in nearly a threefold increase in direct and indirect income growth for Oklahoma's economy.
• Oklahoma pork producers are leading exporters of pork to Japan and Mexico.
• The material in a lagoon contains 97 percent water.
• Commercial fertilizers contain about 10 times as much phosphorus as animal manure.
• The producer checkoff-funded slogan "Pork. The Other White Meat." has been recognized as one of the most successful ad campaigns of the modern era.
• Oklahoma pork processors produced 945 million pounds of pork last year.
• Oklahoma's pork producers have invested more than $1 billion in fixed assets in Oklahoma.