Wheres the beef

[hurleyjd]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... spartandhp

Will the trade wars finally reach into our pockets.

 

[Bright Raven]

That is not good. Beef producers are going to bear the burden of the tariff wars. I hope The Don has an exit strategy. He seems to be spending too much time on Tweeting or whatever it is.

 

[sstterry]

We can always sell to Russia!

 

[Bright Raven]

We can always sell to Russia!

https://youtu.be/tSM22JN_xMo

Ironical. In retrospect.

 

[greybeard]

What the story doesn't focus much on, is that we have had a big cold storage meat surplus for years now, well before the tariff thing began.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Got to endure a little pain for long term gain. We've taken the short end of the trade stick long enough.

MAGA!

 

[greybeard]

Americans eat about 50 billion lbs of meat per year. Chicken, beef, turkey, pork, & lamb. divided by 365 (days) that is about 13.7 million lbs per day consumed.
2 billion (lbs in cold storage) divided by 13.7 million lbs consumed each day means we as a nation, only have 146 days worth of meat in cold storage.

Add in what we export, and that frozen storage total will dwindle quickly.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Still no tariffs on Brazilian or Aussy meat. You check off dollars at work.

 

[Jogeephus]

Still no tariffs on Brazilian or Aussy meat. You check off dollars at work.

Last fall I saw some checkoff dollars at work at the Expo. They had some posters and things in the cattle area. Sortof like putting Bibles in a church I know but at least I saw where some of the money went. Wonder if we gave them $20/head if maybe they'd use it to advertise at places other than cattle shows. Maybe I'm just dreaming. Probably dreaming.

 

[Jogeephus]

Still no tariffs on Brazilian or Aussy meat. You check off dollars at work.

Last fall I saw some checkoff dollars at work at the Expo. They had some posters and things in the cattle area. Sortof like putting Bibles in a church I know but at least I saw where some of the money went. Wonder if we gave them $20/head if maybe they'd use it to advertise at places other than cattle shows. Maybe I'm just dreaming. Probably dreaming.

 

[snoopdog]

With wages adjusted for inflation having dropped for the third quarter in a row, What do you think the consumer will buy at the grocery store ? The cheapest. And it will only get worse as interest rates and fuel prices rise.

 

[ga.prime]

That is not good. Beef producers are going to bear the burden of the tariff wars. I hope The Don has an exit strategy. He seems to be spending too much time on Tweeting or whatever it is.

Exit strategy is putting farmers on welfare, but that won't apply to anybody on CattleToday because it's well documented how CattleToday people don't take handouts.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Americans eat about 50 billion lbs of meat per year. Chicken, beef, turkey, pork, & lamb. divided by 365 (days) that is about 13.7 million lbs per day consumed.
2 billion (lbs in cold storage) divided by 13.7 million lbs consumed each day means we as a nation, only have 146 days worth of meat in cold storage.

Add in what we export, and that frozen storage total will dwindle quickly.

I understand your point entirely. But if I'm reading the graph right there is closer to 6.5 billion pounds in cold storage.
(2.5 turkey, 2 beef, 1.25 pork, .75 chicken)
Which would last closer to 17-18 months at the consumption rate you utilized.

I may be misunderstanding the graph. And FWIW, I think we should maintain at least that much in cold storage if possible.

 

[ga.prime]

It's a free market thing, not what somebody decides or thinks we should do.

 

[Bright Raven]

That is not good. Beef producers are going to bear the burden of the tariff wars. I hope The Don has an exit strategy. He seems to be spending too much time on Tweeting or whatever it is.

Exit strategy is putting farmers on welfare, but that won't apply to anybody on CattleToday because it's well documented how CattleToday people don't take handouts.

That tops the charts. :lol:

 

[Caustic Burno]

With wages adjusted for inflation having dropped for the third quarter in a row, What do you think the consumer will buy at the grocery store ? The cheapest. And it will only get worse as interest rates and fuel prices rise.

That strategy has never changed for the American consumer on food.
Americans will borrow a dollar to play and eat Ramen noodles.

 

[Jogeephus]

That is not good. Beef producers are going to bear the burden of the tariff wars. I hope The Don has an exit strategy. He seems to be spending too much time on Tweeting or whatever it is.

Exit strategy is putting farmers on welfare, but that won't apply to anybody on CattleToday because it's well documented how CattleToday people don't take handouts.

I must be confused. I thought the general consensus was that it isn't a handout if you are on the receiving end.

 

[Bright Raven]

With wages adjusted for inflation having dropped for the third quarter in a row, What do you think the consumer will buy at the grocery store ? The cheapest. And it will only get worse as interest rates and fuel prices rise.

Low income earners are already eating hotdogs and ramen noodles. I see whole families parked outside service stations eating hotdogs that have made more orbits on a spit than the earth has in 5 1/2 billion years. Inflation has been eating out lunch for the last 40 years. Can it get worse. Yep!

 

[Bright Raven]

That is not good. Beef producers are going to bear the burden of the tariff wars. I hope The Don has an exit strategy. He seems to be spending too much time on Tweeting or whatever it is.

Exit strategy is putting farmers on welfare, but that won't apply to anybody on CattleToday because it's well documented how CattleToday people don't take handouts.

I must be confused. I thought the general consensus was that it isn't a handout if you are on the receiving end.

Yes. Joe. The correct term is not a handout but a handin.

As someone on here said - only the big producers are taking the "handins" so I guess the only one here on the dole is CG8.

 

[snoopdog]

With wages adjusted for inflation having dropped for the third quarter in a row, What do you think the consumer will buy at the grocery store ? The cheapest. And it will only get worse as interest rates and fuel prices rise.

Low income earners are already eating hotdogs and ramen noodles. I see whole families parked outside service stations eating hotdogs that have made more orbits on a spit than the earth has in 5 1/2 billion years. Inflation has been eating out lunch for the last 40 years. Can it get worse. Yep!

Hasn't much to do with low income earners , it has to do with the average family , the working poor are the biggest market , and when they have to make a decision on what to eat for dinner , and the bills are looming , it will be chicken or pork.