“Angus Beef” is a marketing ploy. Most beef cattle in America are angus anyway. Herefords are in second place.
Exactly, its nonsense.
Ive come to find that the reality is that often times people cant tell the difference between chicken and pork, they sure as hell arent going to know the difference in taste between different breeds of cattle.
Maybe there are some breakthroughs in feed conversion, meat ratio on carcass weight, or something for the ranchers benefit but its not for the consumer.
A while back I was ranting about everywhere JBS beef (worlds largest and Brazilian) shows up it is prominently labeled with a big angus label in the package and then the price at that store doubles or in at least one case a chain around here has as much as tripled the price for some cuts.
This may have just become one of those self perpetuating things in the market (Why is white paint so cheap? Because they make a lot of it. Why do they make so much? because people want so much. Why do people want it that much? Because its cheap.)
During prohibition grandma ran a still. People payed extra for her “good whiskey” because they didnt want just any old moonshine. All she was doing differently than everyone else was cutting it correctly with spring water and adding burnt sugar. As long as people think they are getting something special they are going to pay extra for it.
“Angus Beef” is a marketing ploy. Most beef cattle in America are angus anyway. Herefords are in second place.”
Indeed it IS marketing.
All cattlemen know Herefords get bigger and fatter on the same feed, and produce a better steak.
They just are not as hearty on the range.