"I keep having this horrible dream that the world runs out of bacon"
"Rub some bacon on it."
Well, we might not run out, but it might not be a bad time to eat kosher or halal; it might cut your food costs.
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.
Well, we have cows getting fed gummy worms; what do we feed pigs?
It's been a while since I saw Emeril on TV, but one of his stock phrases was "Pork fat rules!" Since then, it seems like every other new hamburger has bacon on it and even doughnuts have bacon on it these days.
If prices go high enough, it will prompt producers to raise more squealers for the future; supply and demand will work shortages out of the market if the market is allowed to function. In the short term, your BLTs and your Christmas ham got a bit pricier.
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