Comments on: No More Home-Grown Bacon in the UK?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:11:00 +0000

Of all commodities, agricultural and non-agricultural combined, wheat has gone up the most in the past year. On the other hand, pigs are notoriously unfussy about what they eat.

Surely some clever person can come up with reformulated pig feed at lower cost. Doesn't Europe have a butter mountain and a wine lake?

Too bad about the whole mad cow thing, otherwise you could feed the culled pigs to the survivors. Soylent Pink, anyone?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:05:00 +0000

Historically, during economic downturns, pork replaced beef as beef became too expensive to bring to market. According to the article, Pork is already taking itself out of the market. So, how bad is this really going to get?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:42:00 +0000

If the cost of wheat is too high, let the pigs eat cake.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:03:00 +0000

China's hog industry isn't exactly making money right now either.

In mere months from now the increase supply due to premature slaughter halts and a lower level of pigs make it to the market. It then becomes a game of consumers paying excessive prices.

If you like pork and have a big freezer, now's the time to stock up.

By: rexl

rexl — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:19:00 +0000

all the unemployed mortgage brokers can get jobs on hog farms and wheat farms. now that will be a change.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:48:00 +0000

The sooner we all eat that yummy bacon from China, the better.

I say, if “free trade” wants me to eat it, it must be the right & natural thing for me and me children to eat.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:38:00 +0000

That’s not good. In fact, that’s a really bad sign of things to come in agriculture/farming.