Worldwide bacon shortage...

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  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    The price of it 'should' go down because of a glut in the market with farmers 'dumping' pigs, but it won't because people are hoarding bacon because of the 'future' shortage. The price shouldn't even go up until the hogs are fed corn from this years crop, which has been pretty much a bust with the massive drought here in the midwest. I have friends who normally get over 100 bushels of corn per acre and some got 0 in the sandier areas. Even irrigated corn didn't do well because the temps were in the 100's for several days and it killed the pollen needed to pollenate the corn. The following year's corn crop will cost 100 x's more because SEED corn, which is grown as seed to grow regular feed corn, also grew poorly.
    I think it's a shame that the price for bacon has already doubled in some places.
    I'd be prepared to expect the price of ANY grain fed meat, eggs, cheese, etc. to be very expensive the next several years.
    I have raised my own cattle and hogs, but it costs more to do that than to buy it in bulk on sale at the grocery store. Oh well. I'll find a way to get my meat and I know I'll pay more for it.

    I feel more sorry for the 3rd world countries that rely on our abundant crops to survive. :(
  • jillica
    jillica Posts: 554 Member
    It is the APOCALYPSE! It had to be one or the OTHER!!!!
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