Future meat shortage?

[TacMedic]

Here's an interesting addition to the conversation...
https://thecounter.org/meatpacker-price ... fI1o8ikg24

Basically, some of the big beef packers are being sued for conspiring to fix cattle prices. If this is true, it's pretty messed up.

“Cooperate overlords”

[Harrier]

From various 'news sources'... the current propaganda indicates that farmers, ranchers, source suppliers, et al, are losing millions and having to cull their herds as they can't get them to market- slaughter houses and packing plants are closed... also the big chains like Kroger, Trader Joes, Walmart, Costco have been caught price gouging for basic food items like eggs...
Corporate greed has shown itself but people will forget and go back to their routines when this subsides and the next big news story hits the front page... maybe another school shooting...
eta... better mark that last comment as sarcasm since it might be misunderstood...

[knockonit]

beef market has been absolutely depressed for a few years, i'm into a mama cow and baby cow operation and if you can find the right buyer, its damm near a break even deal, for the last few years, would love to get out of it, but haven't found the right fish yet. just saying
Rj

fella i know raises oinkers, and they eat a whole lotta food, most don't make it 8 months before off to slaugher, now no place to take them, have tofigure most slaugher hosues were taking about 8-15 k pigs a week thru system, not fed they will turn on each other, then the attempt to sell damaged pigs is frowned on, they have to be put down.

buy meat, and stash some, or hell just go vegan.

[cool arrow]

I'm with RJ on this one.

Buy a freezer, stock up on meat, eat it, repeat.

[AZ_Five56]

I'm with RJ on this one.

Buy a freezer, stock up on meat, eat it, repeat.

That's what I do... Not because I'm afraid I won't be able to find meat. I stock up whenever it's on sale and buy in bulk especially since I eat so much steak. I don't even have a deep freezer right now, but if I stack it right, I can fit over 100lbs of vacuum-packed steaks in my standard fridge/freezer (with very little room for much else).

[cool arrow]

exactly.

I traded into a chest freezer awhile back, and I keep it full, stocking when there are sales.

my kids thought I was nuts to keep a freezer full of meat...until now.

[Ballistic Therapy]

I buy beef on the hoof and butcher it myself.
You can't get better beef at a better price.

[AZ_Five56]

I buy beef on the hoof and butcher it myself.
You can't get better beef at a better price.

I wouldn't mind doing that in the future, but right now it's not feasible for me. The most I've bought was a 1/4 cow that was already processed. What is that about two freezer chests worth for you?

[shooter444]

Problem is, the more you do, the more infrastructure is needed.

Butcher tables, hanging trees, knives, electric meat grinder, generator.... on, and on, and on, it goes!!!

Sometimes I am in awe at how quick a self sufficient living,...can become a full time job!!!

[Ballistic Therapy]

I buy beef on the hoof and butcher it myself.
You can't get better beef at a better price.

I wouldn't mind doing that in the future, but right now it's not feasible for me. The most I've bought was a 1/4 cow that was already processed. What is that about two freezer chests worth for you?

It will fill up a large chest freezer and more depending on the size of your freezer.
My brother has a walk in freezer we use for butchering.
I always have it frozen before I bring it home and put it in the chest freezer.
Depending on how it is cut , you can get 30 pounds or more of processed meat into one cubic ft of freezer space.

[Ballistic Therapy]

We always had a goat or two growing up.
My sister has a goat farm now.
I never cared for goat milk or goat meat.
As a matter of fact I don't drink milk of any kind.

[XJThrottle]

My girlfriend is Hispanic. There pretty much isn't any part of a farm raised animal she doesn't try to feed me. I'm already well padded, so it's unlikely I'll starve to death.

I have 3 large dogs that get a large portion of their intake from food she makes. It's typically gizzards, hearts, liver, etc., with rice and frozen vegetables. The meat stuff is what most peeps won't eat. But, it is actually not bad tasting.

It might come down to all of us sharing the dogs food... LOL

[AZ_Five56]

My girlfriend is Hispanic. There pretty much isn't any part of a farm raised animal she doesn't try to feed me. I'm already well padded, so it's unlikely I'll starve to death.

I have 3 large dogs that get a large portion of their intake from food she makes. It's typically gizzards, hearts, liver, etc., with rice and frozen vegetables. The meat stuff is what most peeps won't eat. But, it is actually not bad tasting.

It might come down to all of us sharing the dogs food... LOL

Some of the weird stuff like beef cheek and cow tongue are the best! I've been slowly introducing my kids to more and more organ meats. They're doing pretty good with it.

[Ballistic Therapy]

When I was a kid we didn't waste much.
My Mother would make pickled heart and pickled tongue that was really good.
My Dad would scrape the head and make head cheese.
Many times we would go to school with head cheese sandwiches for lunch.
Other kids would trade each other things they brought for lunch and I could never figure out why nobody would trade me anything for my head cheese sandwich.
I thought it was good.

[shooter444]

We always had a goat or two growing up.
My sister has a goat farm now.
I never cared for goat milk or goat meat.
As a matter of fact I don't drink milk of any kind.

I wish I didn't like goat milk,... from the way it effects my fat ratio, it obviously doesn't like me!

I have all kinds of ground meat,... goat, beef, lamb, pork, elk. I pass on most for a GOAT BURGER on the Bar-B ,... EVERY TIME!!! In fact, it is only when I run out of ground goat, that I eat the others.