Bacon Prices About to Jump

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China's hogs have African Swine Flu (I think that was what I heard) and there will be a global shortage that may last an entire year.
 
I'm pretty sure you don't own a helicopter.

Nope, but plenty of folks who do love to rent them out.

Also, as fun as it is to hang off the side of a whirley bird shooting pests again, you don't need a choppa to kill pigs.....a 4 wheeler and an AR10 can fill your deep freeze up pretty quick. ;)
 
They're already going up. Have been for about a month.
 
re the import prices to america: are they on the upped tariff list? are we sure it's due to disease and not trump's war on chinese imports into the u.s? americans forced to forego their bacon? could be a bridge too far for some of his supporters! :rolleyes:
 
re the import prices to america: are they on the upped tariff list? are we sure it's due to disease and not trump's war on chinese imports into the u.s? americans forced to forego their bacon? could be a bridge too far for some of his supporters! :rolleyes:

This one's real.

Evidently, it's something of a middle class fashion statement to consume pork in China nowadays. Pork demand is through the roof, particularly for bacon. Chinese farmers are growing pigs anywhere and everywhere...then this disease hit and 100,000+ hogs had to be destroyed.

So now China has to import bacon to keep the middle class happy. Bacon producers are set to make a huge profit wherever its sold and American consumers are looking at a 40-50% price hike over the summer months.
 
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