pork prices

fishlessman

didnt these used to cost about 12 bucks a rack. if they cant afford pork ribs....they can eat corn ribs

nolaegghead

Yeah, I don't know the prices in your market but there are all kinds of supply chain ripples, global and domestic, that are reverberating from the earlier days of the pandemic.

What we're starting to see now is what I'm calling the second great hoarding wave that is from the highly infectious Delta (and possibly Gamma) variants which are going to hit some areas hard.

When hospitals fill up and plants are shut down because of outbreaks, supply drops, people hoard, supply drops further from artificial demand, price rises further and you're going to see more of these "wtf?" threads about prices.

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

Yeah, I don't know the prices in your market but there are all kinds of supply chain ripples, global and domestic, that are reverberating from the earlier days of the pandemic.

What we're starting to see now is what I'm calling the second great hoarding wave that is from the highly infectious Delta (and possibly Gamma) variants which are going to hit some areas hard.

When hospitals fill up and plants are shut down because of outbreaks, supply drops, people hoard, supply drops further from artificial demand, price rises further and you're going to see more of these "wtf?" threads about prices.

saw a louisiana plate this morning at 5 am on the highway, had to yell....YOURE LOST the grocery bill is insane, approaching 200 for the weekend with some leftovers for the week

nolaegghead

I haven't noticed anything weird with prices down here.  I usually buy whatever door-buster deals and in-season specials I see, not much of the targeting specific items unless they're adjunct ingredients to some dish I plan on making.

lkapigian

crazy here as well, the pork that comes in from Canada is still $1.79 a pound for full spares 

fishlessman

lkapigian said:

crazy here as well, the pork that comes in from Canada is still $1.79 a pound for full spares 

always been high here but now its cazy high. saw a regular trimmed tritip a few weeks back for 35 bucks plus minus, was nothing special grade wise...passed

lkapigian

fishlessman said:

lkapigian said:

crazy here as well, the pork that comes in from Canada is still $1.79 a pound for full spares 

always been high here but now its cazy high. saw a regular trimmed tritip a few weeks back for 35 bucks plus minus, was nothing special grade wise...passed

I have one more wedding coming up and it will be tritip for 200, I am glad I charge my time and current market price on the food @ time of event LOL ..some of these things are a year in advance 

fishlessman

lkapigian said:

fishlessman said:

lkapigian said:

crazy here as well, the pork that comes in from Canada is still $1.79 a pound for full spares 

always been high here but now its cazy high. saw a regular trimmed tritip a few weeks back for 35 bucks plus minus, was nothing special grade wise...passed

I have one more wedding coming up and it will be tritip for 200, I am glad I charge my time and current market price on the food @ time of event LOL ..some of these things are a year in advance 

hoping its family style and not small plates at currant market pricing

lkapigian

fishlessman said:

lkapigian said:

fishlessman said:

lkapigian said:

crazy here as well, the pork that comes in from Canada is still $1.79 a pound for full spares 

always been high here but now its cazy high. saw a regular trimmed tritip a few weeks back for 35 bucks plus minus, was nothing special grade wise...passed

I have one more wedding coming up and it will be tritip for 200, I am glad I charge my time and current market price on the food @ time of event LOL ..some of these things are a year in advance 

hoping its family style and not small plates at currant market pricing

always buffet line and we serve, I can  stretch it quite far...sliced cold on a meat slicer them warmed , served with chicken thighs as a option I can get 8-10 servings out of 1 average tri tip --@ home 4-6

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

Yeah, I don't know the prices in your market but there are all kinds of supply chain ripples, global and domestic, that are reverberating from the earlier days of the pandemic.

What we're starting to see now is what I'm calling the second great hoarding wave that is from the highly infectious Delta (and possibly Gamma) variants which are going to hit some areas hard.

When hospitals fill up and plants are shut down because of outbreaks, supply drops, people hoard, supply drops further from artificial demand, price rises further and you're going to see more of these "wtf?" threads about prices.

theres a hoarded ten pound boneless butt in my freezer from well over a year ago, seems to pricey now too cook.......will have to be a special occasion

kl8ton

I read an article a couple days ago regarding some legislation that California is pushing.  It was in reference to the fair treatment of animals and how they are raised before we eat them.  Only 4% of the US Pork producers are in line with what Cali would require, therefore the rest will need to conform to sell to Cali.  

Edit - Not the article I read, but here is some info.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/bacon-may-disappear-california-pig-rules-take-effect-n1275685

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-08-05/bacon-california-pig-law-essential-california

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-california-coronavirus-pandemic-5ebe70407fcd94ef712c16410f32c4b1

lkapigian

kl8ton said:

I read an article a couple days ago regarding some legislation that California is pushing.  It was in reference to the fair treatment of animals and how they are raised before we eat them.  Only 4% of the US Pork producers are in line with what Cali would require, therefore the rest will need to conform to sell to Cali.  

Bacon may be obsolete here in CA until the processors make the conditions more " friendly" before the slaughter ...they have to revamp ....I hate living here sometimes 

nolaegghead

MA has the highest per capita GNP, yeah, that usually says high prices.  CA accounts for almost 15% of the US's GNP, big market.

fishlessman

kl8ton said:

I read an article a couple days ago regarding some legislation that California is pushing.  It was in reference to the fair treatment of animals and how they are raised before we eat them.  Only 4% of the US Pork producers are in line with what Cali would require, therefore the rest will need to conform to sell to Cali.  

Edit - Not the article I read, but here is some info.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/bacon-may-disappear-california-pig-rules-take-effect-n1275685

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-08-05/bacon-california-pig-law-essential-california

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-california-coronavirus-pandemic-5ebe70407fcd94ef712c16410f32c4b1

cali can eat ethically raised corn ribs

4TheGrillOfIt

@nolaegghead I was thinking the same thing yesterday while shopping.  People are getting back into hoarding.

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

MA has the highest per capita GNP, yeah, that usually says high prices.  CA accounts for almost 15% of the US's GNP, big market.

thank god we have tax free nh liquor barns and markets close by. mass used to put spies in the nh lots to catch those evading the mass tax. mass thinks nh should collect that tax for them

dbCooper

Prices for beef and pork have remained generally stable here in SE Neb.  The number of producers and processing plants in the state likely influence that.  The factors mentioned by @nolaegghead are very relevant and it would seem will be impacting prices for the foreseeable future.

For any interested, scroll down in the link below, a weekly ad showing some typical prices...

https://www.fareway.com/stores/store/169/ad/weekly

CornfedMA

@fishlessman check BJ’s. I got whole rack of spares for $1.99/lb a couple weeks ago. 

Carolina Q

@fishlessman, I don't remember if I mentioned this the other day, but I think BJ's sells Pearl franks. Even if you're not a member, you can walk in and get a day pass and buy for a 10% premium. Day pass works at Sam's Club too, but I don't think it does at Costco.

loco_engr

just checked local meat locker . . . $3.99#
dunno about the local grocers, WM , Price Chopper

Money_Hillbilly

Bought Swifts pork butts for $.88 lb 2 months ago now $3.59 lb.  That’s a pretty big jump.