Possible pork belly shortage coming

[crankybuzzard]

http://ocj.com/2017/01/ohio-pork-council-warns-consumers-of-potentially-declining-u-s-bacon-supply/

Looks like I'll stock up on some frozen bellies this weekend...

 

[SmokinAl]

Sorry to hear that!

But these prices have a way of going up & down.

Al

 

[daveomak]

Ground and formed butt is pretty darn good...   just opened and cooked another pack...  This pack I fried and it's better than in the oven... 

 

[crankybuzzard]

 
Ground and formed butt is pretty darn good...   just opened and cooked another pack...  This pack I fried and it's better than in the oven... 

I still haven't made any of that!  I had some at a friend's place, and I agree, tasty stuff for sure!

 

[HalfSmoked]

It all comes down to supply and demand if we go out and buy it all up then they have a reason to raise the price shortage!!! so they well claim. Just like with gas they were claiming a shortage and the ships could not get into port because all storage was full. Being in a farming area I know that the pig farmers can flood the market in 3 months so don't get to alarmed. My $.02

Warren

 

[pabeef]

To me it's funny that they are only predicting a belly shortage, what about the rest of the carcass/wholesale cuts. I know that live hog prices are in the dumps right now hopefully the producers can hang on and we can get back to normal.
Just my thoughts and observations.

PABEEF

 

[SmokyMose]

I had no idea there were "frozen pork belly reserves". Sounds like just another industry excuse to raise prices....

 

[atomicsmoke]

Fake news?

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/business/bacon-shortage.html

There is one factor that might affect bacon prices: higher demand. No supply problems though.

Slowly people accept the fact that the low fat jig is up, and go back to tasty cuts such as belly, butt.

This is not a new event but is slowly spreading. Sweden had a butter shortage, no supply problem, just people decided to eat more butter - for the same reason I mentioned above.

I can see the change in the supermarket meat cases too. Years ago most of the pork section would be hams, leg cutlets, plenty of loin and tenderloin Variations and a few sad butt cuts. No belly in sight (bacon is in a different section). Today: sliced belly (fresh), small belly pieces for roasting, large butts, butt steaks, etc.

So far all the pigs I got came with 2 bellies. I am not gonna lose sleep.

 

[SmokyMose]

Fake news?

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/business/bacon-shortage.html

There is one factor that might affect bacon prices: higher demand. No supply problems though.

Slowly people accept the fact that the low fat jig is up, and go back to tasty cuts such as belly, butt.

This is not a new event but is slowly spreading. Sweden had a butter shortage, no supply problem, just people decided to eat more butter - for the same reason I mentioned above.

I can see the change in the supermarket meat cases too. Years ago most of the pork section would be hams, leg cutlets, plenty of loin and tenderloin Variations and a few sad butt cuts. No belly in sight (bacon is in a different section). Today: sliced belly (fresh), small belly pieces for roasting, large butts, butt steaks, etc.

So far all the pigs I got came with 2 bellies. I am not gonna lose sleep.

I agree completely, atomic.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Yup exactly as I said supply and demand price increase. On CNN this morning can't keep up with demand will not be a shortage but expect a price increase in bacon and bellies Ohio Pork Board. 

Warren

 

[gr0uch0]

 
It all comes down to supply and demand if we go out and buy it all up then they have a reason to raise the price shortage!!! so they well claim. Just like with gas they were claiming a shortage and the ships could not get into port because all storage was full. Being in a farming area I know that the pig farmers can flood the market in 3 months so don't get to alarmed. My $.02

Warren

X2.  Now the story is that the "aporkalypse" that was on us was fake news.  Guess it depends which side of the story you want to believe...

 

[tardissmoker]

X2.  Now the story is that the "aporkalypse" that was on us was fake news.  Guess it depends which side of the story you want to believe...

Just alternative facts!

 

[HalfSmoked]

 

 
It all comes down to supply and demand if we go out and buy it all up then they have a reason to raise the price shortage!!! so they well claim. Just like with gas they were claiming a shortage and the ships could not get into port because all storage was full. Being in a farming area I know that the pig farmers can flood the market in 3 months so don't get to alarmed. My $.02

Warren

X2.  Now the story is that the "aporkalypse" that was on us was fake news.  Guess it depends which side of the story you want to believe...

Thanks for the point it is greatly appreciated.

Warren