Agreed. Around here, we still have lots of small farms. There’s several places locally that sell grass-fed beef and pork and free-range eggs and chicken. I want to get my freezer somewhat emptied so I can stock up on that. Rough balancing act between worry about food supply/food prices and eating down my supply!
Reading the article, it doesn’t appear to be an issue of raising the cost. The issue seems to be that producers (in Iowa!) may not meet the CA requirements and they won’t be able to sell the meat in CA. If I’m reading this correctly.
“At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves. National veal and egg producers are optimistic they can meet the new standards, but only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules. Unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows non-compliant meat to be sold in the state, California will lose almost all of its pork supply, much of which comes from Iowa, and pork producers will face higher costs to regain a key market.”
If I was a pork producer, I’d be tempted to say ‘screw it’ and find another market for my meat.
It was just a logical conclusion that it would increase costs. Producers are probably holding out to see if California blinks, and if not, a deal will be made somewhere as long as the producers make their profit.
When I went on the swamp tour in Louisiana, we stopped by a wild pig. The guide was telling us how fast they reproduce and says a lot of states pay a bounty on dead pigs. Maybe some Californians can capture them alive to take to slaughter house?
Hey, that’s no more crazy than other things I see these days. 🤯🤮
Farming is under attack - especially the small family-owned farm.
Those who finance farms up here (The FCC) now have it in their mission to make small farms comply with the globalist agenda. They are going to be railroaded into getting out of the meat production, because it’s “not sustainable”. Dire times ahead. My daughter has called the FCC and they confirmed that they are going to give points for how globe friendly your farm is, and if it’s not, no money for you. Meat is their target, for sure.
My daughter and son-in-law raise pigs and sheep - mostly sheep. They’re trying to get out of the hog side, but it’s been uber expensive to convert barns, buy and raise breeding animals, etc. Up here, they’re coming after the farmers, big time.
This is the reason we’re going to have to help them out when the house closes. They need to NOT need the FCC financing. They are expecting to have to sell the meat underground and off the radar one day soon.