The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is having conversations with California’s Department of Food and Agriculture this month regarding requirements for the nation’s pork producers in preparation for the July 1 implementation of Proposition 12.

NPPC Chief Executive Officer Bryan Humphreys acknowledged last week that the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding California’s law banning the sale of pork products that aren’t raised according to the state’s minimum space requirements for livestock and poultry sent shock waves through the industry. Speaking...