The Illinois Pork Producers Association, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and Illinois Soybean Association presented the Midwest Food Bank on Wednesday, December 5 10,000 pounds of ground pork. The three groups have formed up together to help out food banks providing high protein meats says Procurement and Logistics Director Mike Hoffman.

The group started up its Pork Power back in 2008, and continue to grow, providing over 60,000 pounds in its ten years with Midwest says, Hoffman. How it all started was more of a mutual understanding bringing in the protein food says, Hoffman.

Midwest Food Bank is bringing in the pork at no cost thanks to the three groups collaborating together. It also comes to thanking farmers says, Hoffman.

Midwest has already started to distribute some of the food out to food pantries around the area says, Hoffman.

Pork Power has generated over 625,000 pounds of pork for families throughout Illinois. Farmers and partnering groups give pork all year round to fight hunger in Illinois.