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It’s Pork Over Beef in America for First Time Since 1952 [Link Only]
Bloomberg [Link Only] ^ | February 2, 2015 | Megan Durisin

Posted on 02/03/2015 9:33:34 AM PST by C19fan

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-03/it-s-pork-over-beef-in-america-for-first-time-since-1952

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TOPICS: Food; History
KEYWORDS: beef; food; pork
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-03/it-s-pork-over-beef-in-america-for-first-time-since-1952
1 posted on 02/03/2015 9:33:34 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-03/it-s-pork-over-beef-in-america-for-first-time-since-1952


2 posted on 02/03/2015 9:33:59 AM PST by C19fan
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Beef is a luxury item in my household. I only buy beef when the supermarkets cut the price as the expiration date is approaching. Pork loin is around half the price of ground beef. The bacon boom has supported pork production.


3 posted on 02/03/2015 9:35:52 AM PST by C19fan
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If God didn’t want us to eat pork, why did He make pigs out of bacon and ham?


4 posted on 02/03/2015 9:37:45 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: C19fan

I love both. Heck I still have half a freezer full of venison and dip into that too. But pork is much cheaper right now.


5 posted on 02/03/2015 9:41:13 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Markets now load their shelves with OLD beef at ridiculous prices. And they wonder why beef consumption is way down...


6 posted on 02/03/2015 9:41:54 AM PST by EagleUSA (Liberalism removes the significance of everything.)
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The price of beef is outrageous. I personally I think it is due to several factors: demand from overseas, high fuel costs, EPA regulation, BLM practices, and weather. Turning corn to fuel isn’t helping either.


7 posted on 02/03/2015 9:42:33 AM PST by WMarshal (Free citizen, never a subject or a civilian)
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Bacon, its what’s for dinner..


8 posted on 02/03/2015 9:43:16 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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I want lard to make a comeback. It’s not actually bad for you.


9 posted on 02/03/2015 9:43:41 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Malort, turning taste-buds into taste-foes for generations.)
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Purely driven by pricing. I can barely afford ground beef.


10 posted on 02/03/2015 9:43:52 AM PST by Marie Antoinette (:)
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I can’t afford beef. I rarely buy it. I think I have bought beef maybe 5 times in the last year. Pork and chicken I can afford (usually).


11 posted on 02/03/2015 9:44:35 AM PST by vladimir998
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Terrific !

My daughter has been serving roast pork for Christmas dinner for many years.

Delicious.

.


12 posted on 02/03/2015 9:44:37 AM PST by Mears (there wasn't much conversation about it.)
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I think pork (and lamb) have been neglected, compared to beef, chicken and turkey, for a long time in the US.


13 posted on 02/03/2015 9:45:41 AM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Agreed. Lard is good for a lot of things, including dynamite piecrusts (and was trans-fat-free when trans-fat-free wasn’t cool!). I also save bacon grease for frying eggs and similar uses.


14 posted on 02/03/2015 9:47:32 AM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: WMarshal

You don’t suppose that supply and demand are involved, eh?


15 posted on 02/03/2015 9:48:38 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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Even London Broil is expensive.


16 posted on 02/03/2015 9:48:42 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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I buy pork lion when it goes on sale for under $2.00/lb.
I buy the whole loin (about $14) and then have the butcher cut them into about 1 1/4” slices. Then I have him repackage them to three/package. It usually results in about 6-7 packages. Then they go into the freezer.

We have also been buying ground pork and mixing that with Marinara sauce or to make chili. It has more flavor than ground beef anyway.


17 posted on 02/03/2015 9:50:53 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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Pork Loin not lion.


18 posted on 02/03/2015 9:51:29 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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Hopefully this will drive the muzzies out of America.


19 posted on 02/03/2015 9:52:57 AM PST by 353FMG
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Now there is a GREAT IDEA only SELL pork in America I am all for this peaceful solution I LOVE pork and this would NOT bother me in the least!!!!!!!!


20 posted on 02/03/2015 10:00:14 AM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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