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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: 5, Touché) by DannyB on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:29PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:29PM (#713108) Journal

    Obviously the reporter being quoted could write such stuff.

    If, as a nation, we are accepting of a president who cannot read, write, or speak in complete sentences, then why should we be more demanding of reporters?

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:54PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:54PM (#713252) Journal

    US consumption is UP (see my previous post for citation).

    Exports are down due to tariffs. (FTA)

    And yet, it's American's not keeping up with supply. Sound's like somebody is carrying water for the administration....