SaskPork and Thunder Creek Pork Processing in Moose Jaw, Sask., have donated 2,000 kilograms of fresh pork to Food Banks Saskatchewan.
The pork was divided among the Moose Jaw, Regina and Saskatoon food banks.
Bill Hall, executive director of Food Banks Saskatchewan, said donations of quality pork are a bonus for food bank clients.
“Our food banks are always scrambling to provide this vital source of protein to hungry families,” he said.
SaskPork chair Florian Possberg said farmers understand how an uncertain economy causes anxiety. The pork industry continues to struggle through a downturn.
“We are food producers and even in difficult times it’s important to give back in a meaningful way,” he said.
According to the provincial Hungercount Report, released in late 2012, almost 25,000 people used food banks last year. Of those, 47.5 percent were under age 18.
