Meat shortage?? NOT

[thusby]

I suppose there will be a run on freezers now too. I should probably buy one before they are all gone.

 

[npaden]

I suppose there will be a run on freezers now too. I should probably buy one before they are all gone.

That's already happening.

 

[88man]

soon a run on pressure cookers and ball jars

 

[JEL]

I see 235 pound live hogs for 100.00 in craigslist in Iowa. Help out a farmer and buy and butcher your own hog

You don't necessarily have to butcher it yourself. We bought a hog and found a small local processor still up and running.

 

[thusby]

You don't necessarily have to butcher it yourself. We bought a hog and found a small local processor still up and running.

Yep, I can still go down the road and buy hogs/lamb/beef and a family farm will kill and butcher it for me. I guess thats the beauty of living somewhere rural.

 

[1_pointer]

I have plenty of freezer free board. If I can find a hog local and cheap enough, the boys are going to get an education on cutting meat!

Our small town butcher is paying over market to help the local producers out and they have been BUSY! The supply chain to the big box stores and cities will feel the pinch worse than small town, flyover country I think.

I'm surprised the dairy farmers are dumping that milk on the fields/pastures. There's evidence that it makes a pretty darn good fertilizer/additive for the soil. Sure beats running it down the ditch!

 

[Redside]

I suppose there will be a run on freezers now too. I should probably buy one before they are all gone.

My inlaws freezer is going out on them, so they went to all the appliance stores to get a new one, freezers were 2-3 month out, and that was the beginning of April or so.

 

[LukeDuke]

Should be fine. Sure you may not be able to find the exact cut you want as processors are running partial lines to distance workers. One of our plants was down for 14 days in early April and is now back up to 80% of normal. Some yards are putting cattle on a maintenance diet vs growing them out. Hogs have a faster feed out cycle and if they get too big, the plants have a harder time trying to run them through the line. Poultry feed out even faster...obviously due to size, but they can roll through birds really quickly for that same reason. There are huge expenses in trying to feed millions of chickens for a few extra days let alone a few weeks. Processors had to adjust packaging lines in the plants as the bulk items that normally went to the restaurant industry had to be packaged differently so it could be sent to grocery stores for in home consumption. Sure, the supply chain is strained as employers are trying to protect employees and keep products moving, but it’s not collapsing as some media outlets want you to believe. We’ve all seen the Tyson articles...some truth to some of the things they are saying but there is some spin in there as well.

 

[jryoung]

Experienced a shortage lastnight, I could have braised a whole pig leg, but opted for a couple of smaller cuts and now there aren't leftovers for breakfast.

 

[marshman]

Curious so i stopped at Costco today. The meat dept. contained a lot of shoppers but not so much meat. No fresh chicken or pork period. limited beef, hamburger and some cuts of steaks. 3 meat Item customer limit being enforced.
- and still no dammed toilet paper! Everyone in the place looked a little stressed. The edge is freakishly close every day

 

[brownbear932008]

So glad my freezer is full of moose and elk right now. If the going gets tough guess I'll buy an Angus of the neighbor next door.

 

[jeremys4]

Ya I have 2 steers and a weather to slaughter this next Saturday so I’ll be fine here after two weeks of dry aging the beef. Don’t really like grass feed stakes but the burger is really good. Unfortunately I live in Nevada where tags are not an every year thing. We raise cattle, sheep and fowl. Not to say I’m self sufficient I buy meat I have to but this shortage won’t turn me into a vegetarian. Plus a great garden asparagus aplenty currently lettuce coming on strong as well.

 

[3855WIN]

Facing meat shortages, some Americans turn to hunting during pandemic

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-HUNTING (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Facing meat shortages, some Americans turn to hunting during pandemic

news.trust.org

 

[Busyfarmin]

We got around 700 cattle on feed right now so I'm not worried about running out of food. Deffinately going to be hard on the bank account though with these prices.

 

[Sask hunter]

I shot a moose and an elk last fall so I’m good for awhile

 

[Bluffgruff]

Plenty of meat in this country, it's just on the hoof still, with serious drop in the ability to get it to the shelves. I was just taking a walk trying to figure out how a person could slaughter a 200lb+ animal in the city once said live animal was loaded up? Is Joe Farmer going to let me shoot it in the head and gut it on their property? I'm considering doing this to help some farmer out. I know what to do once it's dead.... I would just give it away once cut.

 

[JEL]

I have plenty of venison to get by but currently have a hog on order and am looking into getting a beef. I will save some and share the rest with non hunting family members. Help out a local farmer or rancher if you can. You will be surprised at the meat quality vs store bought.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

My local Costco is pretty much has everything except disinfectant wipes. Lots of meat and toilet paper , I am great on meat now that there opening boat ramps. We were stuck eating elk and deer every night. It’s nice we can eat fish 1 night a week. We are fairly self sufficient, we raise chickens too. So about the only thing we buy is fruit and some vegetables.
Matt

 

[JohnCushman]

My local Costco is pretty much has everything except disinfectant wipes. Lots of meat and toilet paper , I am great on meat now that there opening boat ramps. We were stuck eating elk and deer every night. It’s nice we can eat fish 1 night a week. We are fairly self sufficient, we raise chickens too. So about the only thing we buy is fruit and some vegetables.
Matt

Got any geese in the freezer?

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Got any geese in the freezer?

Yes sir, just made a batch of Sriracha goose jerky last week.
Matt