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Bad news everybody. This is the most disturbing thing I have yet to report on. A world wide bacon shortage is now considered unavoidable. I am calling a family meeting this weekend to discuss plans to add another freezer in the basement and begin the immediate stock piling of all things swine related. Can you imagine a world without bacon martinis, bacon ice cream or just plain bacon.
That is a world that I do not want to know.
"Recent data shows Europe's pig population declining at an alarming rate "and this is a trend that is being mirrored around the world," the NPA said in a release. Every major pork-producing European nation has fewer pigs today than they did last year, even as demand for pork products has remained high.
A crippling drought in the U.S. farm belt caused the price of corn and soy, two staples of agricultural feed, to skyrocket. Retailers have been thus far unwilling to pass those costs on to consumers, and instead have been paying pig farmers less for each pig.The problem is not limited to Europe.
The Canadian Pork Council confirms that the size of North America's pig herd is shrinking, which will drive up prices as farmers start to limit supply."
Bacon Shortage Inevitable