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Now It’s Getting Serious: 2017 Could See a Bacon Shortage
NBC News ^
| 01 February 2017
| Lucy Bayly
Posted on 02/03/2017 4:44:05 PM PST by Lorianne
Call it the first sign of the aporkalypse: The nation could be facing a bacon shortage, with stocks of the salty strips at their lowest since 1957 due to a surge in demand (bacon ice cream, anyone?).
Recent data from the USDA shows that 2016 inventory for frozen pork belly, which puts the B in your BLT, is down 35.6 million pounds from 2015 levels.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bacon; baconshortage; foodsupply; pork; port
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:44:05 PM PST
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Lorianne
To: Lorianne
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:46:37 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
To: Lorianne
China bought out Smithfield a few years back. They are sucking up the pork, the chicken feet, and the poplar wood.
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:47:21 PM PST
by
Clutch Martin
(Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
To: Lorianne
Never fear,there are huge numbers of hogs in the production pipeline.Relax and have another BLT.
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:48:10 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
To: Lorianne; All
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:48:31 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: heterosupremacist
HA!
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:48:34 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
To: Lorianne
More bacon. Free bacon for all.
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:48:41 PM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
To: Lorianne
I recently read there are 6 million feral hogs in the USA. Hunting could be really profitable.
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:49:48 PM PST
by
Boomer
(You can't shame a fascist leftist (liberal) because they don't understand the concept of honor.)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:51:21 PM PST
by
Brandonmark
(Made America Great Again! 11.08.2016 - A DAY OF RENEWAL)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:51:26 PM PST
by
Mister Baredog
(AP Headline: Global Warming found on Mars, it's Trumps fault!)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:51:51 PM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: Lorianne
If the price goes any higher, it will be a shortage in this house!!!
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:52:32 PM PST
by
HarleyLady27
('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:55:58 PM PST
by
tiki
To: Lorianne
Yeah, that’s probably my fault. sorry.
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:58:08 PM PST
by
RC one
(The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
To: heterosupremacist
My local Asian market has pork belly at a good price. Is it any good? How do you cook it?
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posted on
02/03/2017 4:58:13 PM PST
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: Lorianne
As of now, it’s cheaper than all get out. Here in southwest Washington, Safeway had bacon at $2.99 a pound in 3 pound packages. Bought 4 packs. I look for more fat than lean. Fat is TASTE. Yeah I know, it’s going to kill me, yada yada yada.
To: Lorianne
What we need is Government rationing of bacon.
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posted on
02/03/2017 5:02:11 PM PST
by
wjcsux
(MAGA, I'm not tired of winning or gloating!)
To: Lorianne
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posted on
02/03/2017 5:02:34 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
(Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
To: wjcsux
We need a Department of Bacon to do that.
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02/03/2017 5:04:39 PM PST
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Lorianne
To: jjotto
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02/03/2017 5:05:31 PM PST
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Lorianne
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