{"id":19850,"date":"2024-02-01T13:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19850"},"modified":"2024-02-01T13:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:55:06","slug":"uk-exploits-prop-12-as-japan-sensationalizes-pig-cafes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/02\/01\/uk-exploits-prop-12-as-japan-sensationalizes-pig-cafes\/","title":{"rendered":"UK exploits Prop 12 as Japan sensationalizes pig caf\u00e9s\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UK\u2019s pig exporters are keen to cash in on California\u2019s Prop 12 law, which came into effect on January 1, 2024. This is even as hogs turn into pet animals, with the launch of exclusive pig caf\u00e9s elsewhere in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These disparate developments come just before another controversial U.S. clause that allows\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/12\/01\/u-s-extends-trump-eras-high-speed-pork-production-for-90-days\/\"><u>speed production of pork<\/u><\/a>\u00a0ends this February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prop-12-and-the-uk\"><strong>Prop 12 and the UK<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Concerning the Prop 12 law, it has emerged that only<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pig-world.co.uk\/news\/british-pig-meat-exporters-on-a-mission-in-california-to-take-advantage-of-prop-12-opportunity.html\"><u>\u00a04%<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of California\u2019s pig production centers meet the stipulations. Since its passing as a law in 2023, the legislation prohibits statewide sale of pork from hogs bred in 24-feet square pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why the UK, which prides in good rearing habits of farm animals, is keen to exploit the chance. The\u00a0Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) cites that the UK\u00a0rears<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pig-world.co.uk\/news\/british-pig-meat-exporters-on-a-mission-in-california-to-take-advantage-of-prop-12-opportunity.html\"><u>\u00a040%<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of its hogs outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Britain sees this as a prime chance to expend the surplus, especially since domestic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/11\/24\/uks-pig-prices-in-free-fall-for-2-weeks\/\">pig prices have plummeted<\/a>. In November 2023, the average hog weight peaked at 91.05 kilos, the highest since 2022, with the abundance driving prices down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was no surprise, then, that in November 2023, California allowed Prop 12 certification for UK pork into the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, 2024, the UK\u2019s&nbsp;AHDB officials accompanied six pork exporters to the U.S. to conduct business with &nbsp;buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California is home to 40 million people and is a thriving economy with high purchasing power. Approximately 15% of pork consumption in the U.S. takes place in the Golden State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enter-pig-caf-s-in-japan\"><strong>Enter Pig Caf\u00e9s in Japan<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Further afield, pet pigs in Japan have become the newest sensation in town. They are exclusively available to children and adults in friendly, clean and good-smelling joints run by Tokyo\u2019s Mipig Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a cost of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-pig-cafe-trendy-animals-stress-8e8aa76abbae4c240c25258a0039ef4d\"><u>2,200 yen<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;($14.97) for the initial half hour of a reservation, customers can toy around with the mini-sized pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adorable thing about the animals is that they stay small into adulthood, thus the nickname, \u201cmicro pig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are extremely costly to buy, however, at 200,000 yen ($1,361), apiece. \u00a0Mipig has sold around 1300 of these, proving their popularity all around Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To reach this golden prize, the micro pigs undergo etiquette training. They also have their own special food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, as Prop 12 attracts cross-Atlantic pork exporters, so does the Far-East welcome pigs as pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK\u2019s pig exporters are keen to cash in on California\u2019s Prop 12 law, which came into effect on January 1, 2024. This is even as hogs turn into pet animals, with the launch of exclusive pig caf\u00e9s elsewhere in Japan. These disparate developments come just before another controversial U.S. clause that allows\u00a0speed production of pork\u00a0ends&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.3 (Yoast SEO v20.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UK exploits Prop 12 as Japan sensationalizes pig caf\u00e9s\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/02\/01\/uk-exploits-prop-12-as-japan-sensationalizes-pig-cafes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK exploits Prop 12 as Japan sensationalizes pig caf\u00e9s\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UK\u2019s pig exporters are keen to cash in on California\u2019s Prop 12 law, which came into effect on January 1, 2024. 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