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The cost of a fry up set to soar after pig cull forces up price of bacon
DailyMail ^
| 22 September 2012
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 09/23/2012 9:20:43 PM PDT by Daffynition
Britain is facing a bacon and sausage shortage as pig farmers reduce the size of their herds due to the soaring price of feed.
A mass cull is under way among farmers who can no longer afford to feed their animals, according to the National Pig Association.
Droughts in North America and Russia have caused a global failure in the grain crop used for animal feed, pushing up the price.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: bacon; uk
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Bush's fault.
Everyone panic!
To: Daffynition
NOoooo!!!
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:23:34 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Daffynition
Remember when the Great Plains grew enough grain to feed the world? Now it goes into gas tanks for a lunatic fuel scheme to save us from global warming.
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:27:46 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
To: mylife
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:29:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: DesertRhino
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:31:13 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: Daffynition
To: Daffynition
Droughts in North America and Russia have caused a global failure in the grain crop used for animal feed, pushing up the price.
Related:
Indian 2012 wheat harvest seen at record 90.83 million tonnes
NEW DELHI: India is expected to produce a record 90.83 million tonnes of wheat in 2012, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Monday, releasing the ministry's latest output estimates.
On March 30, India's farm secretary said wheat output could touch a record 90 million tonnes in 2011/12 crop year on favourable weather conditions.
The estimated output is higher than the 86.87 million tonnes produced in the previous year. India, the world's second biggest producer, consumes about 76 million tonnes of wheat a year.
India is expected to produce 103.41 million tonnes of rice in 2011/12, the farm minister said, adding the country would have a total grain output of 252.56 million tonnes.
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:38:00 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Daffynition
It’s bad enough they don’t even sell it by the LB anymore.
Now it’s 12 oz packages to spare us from the sticker shock.
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:40:18 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: JRandomFreeper
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:41:49 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:44:22 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: mylife
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:45:37 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(The pundits have forgotten the 2010 elections.)
To: Jet Jaguar
We all do JJ, We all do... ☺
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:47:00 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Jet Jaguar
I have been thinking.
There must be a way to trap feral Hogs, Feed them peaches and corn and such to kinda clean them out and after a few weeks practice charcuterie on them safely and tastily.
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:50:48 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: JRandomFreeper
What ever will the Brits do without their Bangers 'n mash?
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posted on
09/23/2012 9:57:48 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/23/2012 10:04:53 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
09/23/2012 10:07:41 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: JoeProBono
I could murder a bacon bottie!
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posted on
09/23/2012 10:17:46 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife; Daffynition
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posted on
09/23/2012 10:20:08 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
I could murder a bacon bottie!
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posted on
09/23/2012 10:20:27 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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