Did you know that North Carolina is the No. 2 pork-producing state in the country? From the bacon on your breakfast table to the Christmas ham on your holiday spread, most of the pork you eat probably comes from a farm near you. Check out a few interesting facts about North Carolina pork:

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The pork sector employs about 46,000 people in North Carolina.

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