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    "Global bacon shortage 'unavoidable'"... This week's sign of the Aporkalypse.




    http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stor...tage-pigs.html

    Experts say the world could be on the verge of a significant bacon shortage because of rising feed costs and declining pig populations.

    Britain's National Pig Association said Tuesday that an international shortage of bacon and other pork products is now "unavoidable," and expects higher prices for consumers soon.

    Recent data shows Europe's pig population declining at an alarming rate "and this is a trend that is being mirrored around the world," the NPA said in a release. Every major pork-producing European nation has fewer pigs today than they did last year, even as demand for pork products has remained high.

    A crippling drought in the U.S. farm belt caused the price of corn and soy, two staples of agricultural feed, to skyrocket. Retailers have been thus far unwilling to pass those costs on to consumers, and instead have been paying pig farmers less for each pig.

    The problem is not limited to Europe.

    The Canadian Pork Council confirms that the size of North America's pig herd is shrinking, which will drive up prices as farmers start to limit supply.

    "It's because of the rise in the price of corn," the agency's public relations manager, Gary Stordy, told CBC News. "Producers are losing money right now and like any other business, when you're not making money, you shut down."

    'Market price' unsustainable

    U.S. laws that mandate a certain percentage of the corn crop go into ethanol fuel for the transportation industry had lit a fire under corn prices even before the drought. The size of the continent's corn crop has been rising for a decade, before falling precipitously this year.

    When that happens, other corn buyers, including pig farmers, get hit.

    "You can buy futures for some commodities, but not feed," Stordy said. "Farmers can't find a way to hedge their bets, so they have to pay the market price," which has suddenly become unsustainable, he said.

    The cost increases have made it no longer cost-efficient for farmers to raise pigs, NPA says. For every two per cent decline in the number of hogs slaughtered, the NPA says consumer prices will rise by roughly 10 per cent

    "NPA believes slaughtering could fall by as much as 10 per cent in the second half of next year, which indicates a doubling of the price of … pork and pork products," the agency said.
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    They have socalized healthcare up in canada. The whole country is 100% full of pot smoking pro-athlete alcoholics.

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    Stockpiling in 3..2..1
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    we need to get iowa back to work.

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    Just came here to post the same thing. Fortunately the Mayan apocalypse will come before the bacon shortage.

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    Dear Lord! Thanks for the heads up!

    I recommend this source for your stockpiling: http://www.oscarsadksmokehouse.com/ Iceman will testify to the goodness sold there.

    Hurry!

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    This is exactly the kind of signal of the end times foretold by the Mayans .........
    "You damn colonials and your herds of tax write off dressage ponies". PNWBrit

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    It's OK...there's always pumpkin!

    Pumpkin: It's the New Bacon
    By Jane Wells | CNBC – Fri, 21 Sep, 2012 3:44 PM EDT

    http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/pum...194458902.html
    It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.

    I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.

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    Just a well politicized reason to raise prices. Spin at its finest.
    Terje was right.

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    I cooked Bacon of lunch, BLT and tomato soup. I got 15lbs or so in the freezer I'm good for now.
    If the shocker don't rock her, then Dr. Spock her. Dad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bushman View Post
    I got 15lbs or so in the freezer I'm good for now.
    You just told us where your 3 day supply of bacon is...best prepare for the approaching horde.
    Quote Originally Posted by Socialist View Post
    They have socalized healthcare up in canada. The whole country is 100% full of pot smoking pro-athlete alcoholics.

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    That's why I make my own. Pigs will eat any thing. I'm not worried about there being a problem in the US of A. We live for ribs and bacon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by smartyiak View Post
    It's OK...there's always pumpkin!

    Pumpkin: It's the New Bacon
    By Jane Wells | CNBC – Fri, 21 Sep, 2012 3:44 PM EDT

    http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/pum...194458902.html
    That. Makes. Me. Mad.

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