Posted on 10/20/2021 8:26:11 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Food prices climbed 4.5% last month, the sixth consecutive month of increases, according to the Consumer Price Index for Food. The increase was led by the meat sector, with the “meat” basket of goods up 12.6% from a year ago while the poultry index was 6.1% higher.
The September data, generated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, follows a 3% gain in August and 2.6% gain in July. The surge marks the fastest level of growth since March 2009.
The rapid increase in food prices has many meat industry analysts worried about the impact on beef demand. The Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) calculates a meat demand index to estimate relative changes in meat demand using the CPI and a base year of 2000.
(Excerpt) Read more at agweb.com ...
When/if the shtf, all that elk and deer will be gone quick and there won’t be any such thing as a hunting season when people are hungry enough.
Here’s a short article that describes Kunekune; https://www.iamcountryside.com/pigs/kunekune-pigs/
Just 12%? Liars. Beef had doubled from before covid.
Stock up on bbq sauce. Libs are tough and stringy.
Kunes are on my wishlist for when I’m finally able to raise livestock. They’ll complement my seed-production business nicely.
The cheapest bone-in chuck roast is almost $7 lb at HEB.
I have the meat oh wait I can’t say that.
Not just meat, the major grocery stores are hiking prices on other items like A&W root beer, 6 pack of 16.9 oz. bottles $2.68 at Walmart but go to Publix and the same exact item will cost you $6.41.
Impossible. My 4 pack of hotdogs was 16 cents cheaper then the steaks I was buying last year.....
So is this:
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