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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bacon; baconshortage; foodsupply; pork; port
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To: Lorianne

I sincerely hope this is Fake News. It’s NBC so chances are good.


21 posted on 02/03/2017 5:08:31 PM PST by TigersEye (Winning. Winning winning winning every day!!!)
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To: Lorianne

Damn you Michael Moore!


22 posted on 02/03/2017 5:08:36 PM PST by apoxonu
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To: Lorianne

Trump’s Fault

His comments to Rosie scared a lot of pigs off.


23 posted on 02/03/2017 5:12:39 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: Lorianne

http://www.blueribbonbaconfestival.com/


24 posted on 02/03/2017 5:12:53 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Lorianne

Let’s set one up! What’s a 150 billion among friends?


25 posted on 02/03/2017 5:15:58 PM PST by wjcsux (MAGA, I'm not tired of winning or gloating!)
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To: Lorianne

This would actually be a reason to protest. No bacon, no peace!


26 posted on 02/03/2017 5:24:22 PM PST by dforest
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To: Lorianne

Does this include halal bacon too?


27 posted on 02/03/2017 5:25:47 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Not hard at all. Takes about a week to brine and a way to smoke it. Youtube has lots of tutorials. This works well and if you are a vet, they’ll give you a 10% discount. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Masterbuilt-30-in-Digital-Electric-Smoker-20070910/100660191?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cTHD%7cG%7c0%7cG-BASE-PLA-D28I-Grills%7c&gclid=CK2h0Ymv9dECFYO4wAodkhcMxg&gclsrc=aw.ds


28 posted on 02/03/2017 6:16:11 PM PST by CMSMC
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To: Lorianne

Recent data from the USDA shows that 2016 inventory...is down 35.6 million pounds from 2015 levels.


But is this the B3 or the B6 number?


29 posted on 02/03/2017 6:23:03 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: Lorianne

If there is a shortage of bacon, that will mean a shortage of sausage, ham, pork chops, hotdogs, pulled pork sammys, fried pork rinds, chorizo, and pickled pigs feet.

None of that will come to pass.


30 posted on 02/03/2017 6:27:49 PM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: Lorianne

Cancel the ethanol fiasco and use that corn where it’s needed.


31 posted on 02/03/2017 6:32:54 PM PST by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: HarleyLady27

Costco’s brand is the cheapest I have seen.


32 posted on 02/03/2017 6:45:42 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: Lorianne

No such thing as a shortage.


33 posted on 02/03/2017 7:13:00 PM PST by fhayek
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To: CMSMC

So you can’t just fry it up and enjoy it? You have to process it?


34 posted on 02/03/2017 7:16:42 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!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Pork belly is just that... raw pork. Salt pork is pork belly that has been brined or packed in a salt/sugar rub for about a week. Bacon is salt pork that has been smoked. It’s the smoke that makes it. Same way, corned beef is brisket that has been aged in a brine. Pastrami is corned beef that has been smoked.


35 posted on 02/03/2017 7:33:01 PM PST by CMSMC
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To: CMSMC

So,,,, pork belly is not worth frying up with some eggs for breakfast?


36 posted on 02/03/2017 7:58:33 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!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Nothing’s stopping you, but a pork chop would be much leaner.


37 posted on 02/03/2017 8:11:31 PM PST by CMSMC
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To: CMSMC

Just had a poke chop for dinner!


38 posted on 02/03/2017 8:28:36 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!)
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