Leadership by Egg Farmers for Egg Farmers Clarifying the Confusion and Uncertainty.

Leadership by Egg Farmers for Egg Farmers

Clarifying the Confusion and

Uncertainty

“Even Hollywood couldn’t create this kind

of drama and crisis!”

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In 2008, HSUS pass Prop. 2 in California - “Farm animals should be able to stand up, sit down and turn around without touching anything.”

In 2010, California State Assembly passed legislation (AB1437) requiring egg producers in other states to comply with Prop. 2 in order to sell shell eggs in California

Compliance date for Prop. 2 – January 1, 2015

Due to activist pressure cage-free or enriched colony housing legislation passes in Oregon, Washington, Ohio and Michigan

UEP attempts to prevent interstate commerce nightmare from happening by trying to pass a federal Egg Bill that would preempt state laws

Pork, beef and farm bureau successfully kill our Egg Bill and Farm Bill passes without any solutions or certainty for egg farmers

Brief History


CDFA and egg farmers in CA define Prop. 2 with food safety regulations and 116 square inches per hen - without enrichments

So where are we now…


CDFA Shell Egg Food Safety RuleStarted July 1, 2013•Chick paper testing•End of lay swab•Vaccination

Will Start January 1, 2015•Space requirements•Labelling

# of Hens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9+

Square inches/ hen 322 205 166 146 135 127 121 117 116


HSUS has jumped back into CA debate screaming Prop. 2 meant “cage-free” – this would be a game changer!

MO Attorney General filed a suit against the state of California, alleging that the state is unconstitutionally attempting to regulate farming practices beyond its borders. NE, AL, OK, KY and IA joined the suit – this would be a game changer!

Egg producers outside of CA aren’t sure what to invest in or change to

Prop. 2 compliance date is 9 months from now!?!?



Will CA be short of eggs? Will the rest of the country be long on eggs?

How will farms outside of CA - shipping eggs into CA - be policed? Will there be fines?

Will consumer confidence and demand suffer?

You think you’re confused? You want clarity…



This is how egg farmers feel all over the U.S.


This is what certainty looks like…


UEP will try to help answer the…


Held a Board meeting the past 2 days…

…and will have direction/plan soon

Because of AGs lawsuit…

UEP will act as clearinghouse for industry…

…and will deliver those scenarios and questions to CDFA

UEP…


Thanks!Any questions?

Leadership by Egg Farmers for Egg Farmers Clarifying the Confusion and Uncertainty.

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