I was astounded to see that a Think Tank in Europe has reported a Bacon shortage is unavoidable (in 2012). This is due to drought and such. There are fewer fat pigs in this world. The high cost of feed is causing the farmers to sell off their stock.
I hope that all of this fear mongering about a Swine Shortage is Hogwash. However, I may start stocking pigs in my backyard. They are just too cute to resist.
This situation may have put many bacon lovers on high alert. They are worried due to a potential lack of their favorite food group (yes, Bacon is a food group). The hoarding of bacon might be on the horizon. These lovers of this salted delight might go whole hog. They could cause shortages right now. That may only be putting the pig before the cart. There have also been comments. People say this type of fear mongering comes from economists. These economists are as crooked as a pig’s tail.
We should not buy a pig in a poke. We should avoid blindly agreeing with these economists view of a bacon shortage. The North American economy is already bleeding like a stuck pig in terms of price increases. Raising this kind of shortage concern is as dirty as a pig in a sty. I am confident that soon we will enjoy plenty of bacon. This will happen even if bacon prices go hog-wild.
Even Homer Simpson, the penultimate bacon lover, is concerned that his intake of tasty morsels might drop. However, when asked if he would cut down on his bacon intake, he courageously answered "In a Pig's Eye!"
Remember anything wrapped in bacon is just better!
Oh my! I cannot have breakfast without my bacon.
Food prices are starting to get really high in the US because of the droughts. I hope next year’s harvest is better because two years in a row would surely send prices really high!
I’m sure lots of bacon lovers will start packing their freezer full of it. I was pretty surprised when I heard about this, but if that comment about the big pig cull was true, it does seem rather artificial. It’s just like the oil companies who cut back production to create limited supply.
My brother actually sent me a panicked email about this. He loves his bacon!
I like bacon but I will survive!
You say that NOW, but when you are out looking for your bacon wrapped chicken tornados, or bacon wrapped sausages or even your bacon wrapped bacon, THEN you will be as upset as the rest of the lovers of the other red meat.
Definition of PENULTIMATE
1: next to the last
Though, this “pork shortage” seems kind of interesting . . . wasn’t it just a year or two ago there was a huge pig culling (at least in Canada) because it was too expensive to raise them?
If they did, then that move would be as slick as a greased pig in terms of creating an artificial shortage, wouldn’t it? This could just be another blogger squealing like a pig about a non-issue, and I hope that is the case.