KeystoneRegional Posted September 26, 2012 Share #1 Posted September 26, 2012 (CBS News) - "BLTs next year might have to forego the B, according to a British trade group. Britain's National Pig Association, "the voice of the British pig industry," warned recently that a global shortage of bacon and pork "is now unavoidable" because of shrinking herds. The trade group reported Thursday that annual pig production for Europe's main pig producers fell across the board between 2011 and 2012, a trend that "is being mirrored around the world." The group tied the decline to increased feed costs, an effect of poor harvests for corn and soybeans. Even though the pig association issued its dire prediction as part of a campaign to get British supermarkets to pay pig farmers more for their products, the possibility of a pork shortage received plenty of coverage in American news outlets. But the projected decline isn't news to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In its monthly outlook report (PDF) from August, the department linked a reduction next year in the United States to this year's drought in the Midwest. The government expects corn and soybean meal prices to go up and hog producers to cut production in an attempt to control losses in their operating costs." Source Link /// Read More: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57519703/global-bacon-shortage-unavoidable-group-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted September 26, 2012 Share #2 Posted September 26, 2012 I now almost always eat Turkey bacon so i dont think i am affected by this crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted September 26, 2012 Share #3 Posted September 26, 2012 My consumption of pork was never high to begin with, so this bacon shortage won't matter to me much. Want a deterrent to eating pork, cook up some bacon, let the grease at the bottom of the pan sit. When it cools look at it. Ask yourself if you want all that fat in your arteries. I now almost always eat Turkey bacon so i dont think i am affected by this crisis. Great. The fat content isn't so high, however the sodium level is just a bit higher than that of regular bacon. Man you would be jealous of all the $0.99 Buttterball turkey bacon that was avaliable for purchase once at my local 99 Only Cents Store back in '07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheTransitMan Posted September 26, 2012 Share #4 Posted September 26, 2012 Mother of God. I need to start up a pig farm before it's too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted September 26, 2012 Share #5 Posted September 26, 2012 Mother of God. I need to start up a pig farm before it's too late. Whatever you do, dont you dare turn porky pig into this. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 26, 2012 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2012 *gasp* Not the bacon...anything but the bacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted September 26, 2012 Share #7 Posted September 26, 2012 Bacon is for some reason the best food after a night out in the city or a bar in Brooklyn. I guess I'll have to resort to 3AM pancakes if this hits the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted September 26, 2012 Share #8 Posted September 26, 2012 I wonder what EpicMealTime thinks of this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted September 26, 2012 Share #9 Posted September 26, 2012 NO. KILL ALL THE PIGS. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT NOT THE BACON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWM Posted September 26, 2012 Share #10 Posted September 26, 2012 BRING IN THE CLONING MACHINES WE NEED OUR BACON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted September 26, 2012 Share #11 Posted September 26, 2012 Homer won't be happy.. Nor would I... NO. KILL ALL THE PIGS. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT NOT THE BACON! Then they will become extinct......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted September 26, 2012 Share #12 Posted September 26, 2012 I now almost always eat Turkey bacon so i dont think i am affected by this crisis. That's pretty much the bacon I eat now, although on rare occasions will I have some pork bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted September 26, 2012 Share #13 Posted September 26, 2012 Turkey bacon ftw. Finally after enough complaining, they only serve turkey bacon at my school now too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntExp Posted September 27, 2012 Share #14 Posted September 27, 2012 Screw turkey & pork bacon. Duck Bacon is where it's at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted September 27, 2012 Share #15 Posted September 27, 2012 Sell the wives, sell the kids, sell the kidneys, sell the kids' kidneys. Just let me keep my bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted September 27, 2012 Share #16 Posted September 27, 2012 Screw turkey & pork bacon. Duck Bacon is where it's at! LMAO lol. I dont think Daffy would be too happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted September 29, 2012 Share #17 Posted September 29, 2012 A shortage of pigs in Congress would be nice. Anyhow, I'm unaffected as a part-time vegetarian. And when I eat any meat… it's not from a pig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted September 29, 2012 Share #18 Posted September 29, 2012 Blame these guys: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buswizard Posted October 3, 2012 Share #19 Posted October 3, 2012 I'm vegetarian. It won't bother me. GOOD RIDDANCE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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