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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1044531 United States 08/20/2010 05:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | consumers are finding it’s costing a lot more to make a BLT sandwich because of the rising price of bacon. Quoting: Phennommennonnconsumers are currently paying record-high prices for bacon; prices for other pork products are also expected to increase because the number of pork farmers and the size of their herds are both declining. according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the price of wholesale pork bellies, which are cured and sliced to make bacon, are up 72 percent in the past year to around $1.43 a pound, the highest price since at least 1998. since June, retail bacon prices have averaged more than $4 a pound; the highest since at least 1980, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “There’s only a fixed amount of bacon you can get from a hog,” said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University agricultural economist, “There’s only one belly to be sliced and cured so when you have a small supply of hogs, you are going to have a small supply of bellies. Short supplies lead to higher costs.” Earlier this summer, the UDSA reported nationwide hog inventories of 64.4 million, down 3.6 percent from last year. Agricultural economists expect bacon prices to increase in August, said the Iowa-based National Pork Board. The NPB reported the U.S. consumes more than 1.7 billion pounds of bacon annually at restaurants and other food service companies. Furthermore, in the food service industry, besides ground pork, demand for bacon is the fastest-growing of any pork item. read the rest of it here [link to kokomotribune.com] The price of bacon I can understand - it is a commodity after all. But the price of the Lettuce and Tomato is what I can't believe ! |
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Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 05:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | life is just a shit sandwich & we're all gonna have to take a bite. political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
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Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | WHHYYYYYYYYYYYY??????? Quoting: Frigg StuyvesantNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.................. employment doom, real estate doom, earth changes doom, but oink doom?.....the end is nigh im tellin ya political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
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Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As ethanol production has increased in recent years, demand for corn — the staple feed for hogs — has grown. The increase in feed costs cut pork producers’ bottom line. political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
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Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | DrPostman will be traumatized Quoting: RememberThisand mr predictor political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is TERRIBLE news! I must have me bacon! Quoting: RememberThisWILL WORK FOR BACON~ :baconmartni: political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 964953 United States 08/20/2010 06:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Noah left one of his sons behind during the Great Flood.... That son was named Ham.... Noah and Ham had a major falling out.... One of the closest human relatives genetically is the pig.... Ever wonder why Jews don't eat pork ?? The Jews themselves don't know why exactly....it is simply tradition they say.... |
Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | People simply can't afford to Pig Out any longer Quoting: @@for in between meals :bacongummy: political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The audacity of these motherfuckers.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 359934Mess with a mans bacon and don't be suprised if you get your ass kicked. :baconsex: political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
Phennommennonn (OP) Forum Administrator User ID: 1034196 United States 08/20/2010 06:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I blame the Swine Flu.... Quoting: SugarelfWith the losses from the H1N1 scare and rising cost of corn, pork farmers lost more than $6 billion last year, said Neyer. Even after panic subsided from the H1N1 scare, most consumers didn’t start buying pork products right away, which meant pork farmers weren’t making a profit political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 964953 United States 08/20/2010 06:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I blame the Swine Flu.... Quoting: PhennommennonnWith the losses from the H1N1 scare and rising cost of corn, pork farmers lost more than $6 billion last year, said Neyer. Even after panic subsided from the H1N1 scare, most consumers didn’t start buying pork products right away, which meant pork farmers weren’t making a profit yes.... we were already in a recession....the pork farmers would have had tough times irreguardless....like all farmers the last three years....since the $4 a gallon days in 2007.... and then throw this 'Swine Flu' on top of it.... |
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nanuke User ID: 1003108 United States 08/20/2010 07:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i've been saying it all along... it's ALLLLLLL about the bacon. there are some that know, and there are some who laugh... yet you can't deny that bacon is king amoung breakfast meats. it can also be at all meals. it is coveted, praised and even imitated. it is traded in the market. in these harder times and those to follow, a single strip is a blessing. love your bacon, treat it well. ~you are love ~the key...it's almost time. !poke the bulge! ~here is my hand...it can be closed like a fist...or open to hold...yet it is still my hand. ~Today is cancelled...due to lack of interest. ~Without order nothing exists. Without chaos nothing evolves. ac 618285: ~"without both order and chaos, the illusion would not be able to continue. one day in the far away future, order will submit to chaos and the entire illusion will vanish." -------------------------------- :nan1: |
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Hitndahedfred User ID: 826012 United States 08/20/2010 07:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh noes,, Not my bacon !! It is all I have left in life. must ,,,, have ,,,, bacon Each time a person stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Few are willing to embrace the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. [Robert F. Kennedy] [link to www.stricklychopped.com] [link to www.ghi-engrs.com] |
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