Bacon.

OneSickPsycho · 09-25-2012, 10:51 AM

Oh noes!!!!

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-fi...0,373646.story

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Originally Posted by Bacon, pork shortage 'now unavoidable,' industry group says

Might want to get your fill of ham this year, because "a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable," according to an industry trade group.

Blame the drought conditions that blazed through the corn and soybean crop this year. Less feed led to herds declining across the European Union “at a significant rate,” according to the National Pig Assn. in Britain.

And the trend “is being mirrored around the world,” according to a release (hat tip to the Financial Times).

In the second half of next year, the number of slaughtered pigs could fall 10%, doubling the price of European pork, according to the release.

The trade group urged supermarkets to pay pig farmers a fair price for the meat to help cover the drought-related losses.

In U.S. warehouses, pork supply soared to a record last month, rising 31% to 580.8 million pounds at the end of August from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The surge came as farmers scaled down their herds as feeding the animals became increasingly expensive.

In July, global food prices leaped 10% from the month before, according to the World Bank. Maize and wheat jumped 25% while soybeans rose 17%.

shmike · 09-25-2012, 11:13 AM

10% less pigs = 100% higher prices.

That makes sense...

Adeptus_Minor · 09-25-2012, 11:20 AM

All the more reason to gear up and go feral hog hunting.
I've been talking about doing it for years now and I guess it may be time.

azoomm · 09-25-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

All the more reason to gear up and go feral hog hunting.
I've been talking about doing it for years now and I guess it may be time.

We need to talk. Hunting season is fast approaching.

fatbuckRTO · 09-25-2012, 05:13 PM

So the Mayans got it right after all. Only they weren't talking about the apocalypse, they predicted December 21, 2012 would be the start of...

...THE APORKALYPSE!!!

Smittie61984 · 09-26-2012, 12:45 AM

I blame the Jews.

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shmike Follower Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,549	10% less pigs = 100% higher prices. That makes sense... __________________ Racing For Smiles

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Adeptus_Minor Hopster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R Posts: 4,743	All the more reason to gear up and go feral hog hunting. I've been talking about doing it for years now and I guess it may be time. __________________ “Well, obviously before; after was all gendarmes and dick stitches.”

09-25-2012, 05:13 PM	#5
fatbuckRTO This is not the sig line. Join Date: Dec 2008 Moto: Be prepared. What? Oh, moto... Posts: 1,279	So the Mayans got it right after all. Only they weren't talking about the apocalypse, they predicted December 21, 2012 would be the start of... ...THE APORKALYPSE!!! __________________ This was no time for half measures. He was a captain, godsdammit. An officer. Things like this didn't present a problem for an officer. Officers had a tried and tested way of solving problems like this. It was called a sergeant. -Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

09-26-2012, 12:45 AM	#6
Smittie61984 I give Squids a bad name Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fly Over State Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd) Posts: 4,742	I blame the Jews. __________________ lifts - R.I.P.