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2.5 Billion Pounds of Meat is Piling up in the US as Exports Slow Down

posted by martyb on Thursday July 26 2018, @06:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the It's-a-meat-wave! dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

WKBW-TV reports:

Some new numbers are showing that the U.S. has more than 2.5 billion lbs [1.1 million metric tons] of meat in cold storage warehouses, and it's all because Americans aren't eating enough to keep up with supply.

Another reason is that the trade situation is chipping away at global demand.

[...] The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects the industry will produce a record 102.7 billion pounds of meat this year.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:42PM (#713245)

    What's missing from the story

    If they included these things, their might not be a story.