Bacon glut. It’s fascinating to see the secondary impacts of the shutdowns.

Apr 8, 2020
10:30:45pm

bluesloth Truly Addicted User

With restaurants closed, a bacon backup is building in Minnesota and hog prices are plunging

About two-thirds of bacon sales happened in restaurants and hog farmers are suddenly losing money.

https://www.startribune.com/with-restaurants-closed-a-bacon-backup-is-building-in-minnesota-and-prices-are-plunging/569470222/[https://www.startribune.com/with-restaurants-closed-a-bacon-backup-is-building-in-minnesota-and-prices-are-plunging/569470222/?refresh=true]

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Bacon glut. It’s fascinating to see the secondary impacts of the shutdowns.

bluesloth

4/8/20 10:30pm

and just like 6 months ago we were being warned of a looming bacon shortage

Mike Honcho

4/8/20 10:34pm

True so many unintended consequences when the govt gets involved with the natura

johnnybyu

4/8/20 10:35pm

My son in law has $45 worth of premium bacon on the way to our house. He was

BYUFBDAD

4/8/20 10:36pm

Hopefully that $45 is getting him like 15lbs of it at least. BLTs for months.

Mike Honcho

4/8/20 10:39pm

Where from?

UNLVcougar

4/9/20 12:04am

Mountain Primal Meat Co. It came yesterday, he and my daughter decided to cook

BYUFBDAD

4/11/20 11:52pm

Inadvertently hit the buy now button, then accidentally put in his CC, security

NVACougar

4/9/20 5:38am

Same thing for dairy. The ripple effects of this shutdown will last a long time.

buhlcougar

4/8/20 10:58pm

Bring on the Bacon McRib!

rtNelson

4/8/20 11:53pm

McRib wrapped in crispy bacon would be so good.

ryebrye

4/9/20 5:56am

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