Meat shortage.

[Mad Professor]

Go to Cossey's and ask for the stuffed bone in chops. mmmm

Absolutely!!!

 

[SMS]

https://www.drovers.com/article/trump-asks-doj-investigate-meat-packers

https://www.petfoodprocessing.net/a...-meat-industry-sparks-calls-for-investigation

I haven’t dived into it too much but it’s probably similar to the alcohol distributor situation, where a small group controls the vast majority of distribution and enjoys legal protection from competition.

 

[retrieverman]

My brother and I are taking a 1200# steer to the packer tomorrow, and I’m not quite out from last year. There won’t be a meat shortage for my family.

We’re talking about raising pig for slaughter in the fall.

 

[dennishoddy]

probably similar to the alcohol distributor situation, where a small group controls the vast majority of distribution and enjoys legal protection from competition.

I have no clue how it is now but in Okla during the 60's through the late 80's there were two distributors of liquor in Oklahoma. I-40 was the borderline. The Northern half Distributor was in Ponca City. Huge warehouse with dozens of small bobtail trucks taking off every morning to supply the liquor stores.
Tinker AFB was the crown jewel and the two distributors fought many law suits over who was to be the supplier.Sa
They paid well and a lot of locals worked there at night loading the trucks and others as drivers. Dad ran a tight ship and brought son along to take over the business. When dad died, son took over and within three years of a cocaine ring around his nose, lost the business.
There are so many sin taxes on Oklahoma alcohol that its one of the highest priced in the country.
Same with beef? I don't know.
I do know Sonic is having a beef shortage. Went there tonight and there are only two burger choices, both single patty.

 

[dennishoddy]

My brother and I are taking a 1200# steer to the packer tomorrow, and I’m not quite out from last year. There won’t be a meat shortage for my family.

We’re talking about raising pig for slaughter in the fall.

I remember the days when pigs were almost free. There was no market for them and producers were either killing them or turning them loose.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I remember the days when pigs were almost free. There was no market for them and producers were either killing them or turning them loose.

Well a bunch are still free...

 

[tRidiot]

Went to WalMart a while ago (this morning) and the pork section was FULL for the first time in weeks that I remember. I snatched 3 racks of babybacks because they were Smithfield, not the usual Tyson they get at WM. Smithfield has always had better quality to me than Tyson has.

 

[HeyEng]

Went to WalMart a while ago (this morning) and the pork section was FULL for the first time in weeks that I remember. I snatched 3 racks of babybacks because they were Smithfield, not the usual Tyson they get at WM. Smithfield has always had better quality to me than Tyson has.

Smithfield!?! China lover!!!!

 

[Cowcatcher]

Smithfield!?! China lover!!!!

The meat may even be from Brazil or somewhere else thanks to Obama.

 

[HeyEng]

The meat may even be from Brazil or somewhere else thanks to Obama.

It's where the money goes that bugs me more than anything; a vast amount of profit from Smithfield's foods goes to CDH Investments, a Chinese alternative asset management firm.