▲ 57 ▼ Will Trump's latest beef plan make your hamburger cheaper? Not much, experts say (www.npr.org) submitted 12 hours ago by CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 12 points 12 hours ago (1 child) People that ate the meat, get sick? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 6 points 9 hours ago* (1 child) While US beef production is geared towards steaks and ground chuck, most other countries focus on growing lean beef. The almost certainly low quality meat being imported (countries aren't going to export their good stuff to Donnie), likely isn't even going to end up in your local grocery stores as steaks or ground beef. It will be used in other areas of industry with massive orders. Think filler for frozen dinner meatballs, etc. where the raw quality isn't a priority. Where the lower quality stuff already goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (1 child) Which also means that this won't actually affect customer prices in the slightest. Those companies will just pocket the 25% discount on their input costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 5 hours ago Meanwhile the US beef farmers get screwed yet again, because the increased consumer pricing never makes it all the way back up the chain to the actual farmers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 6 points 9 hours ago* (1 child) While US beef production is geared towards steaks and ground chuck, most other countries focus on growing lean beef. The almost certainly low quality meat being imported (countries aren't going to export their good stuff to Donnie), likely isn't even going to end up in your local grocery stores as steaks or ground beef. It will be used in other areas of industry with massive orders. Think filler for frozen dinner meatballs, etc. where the raw quality isn't a priority. Where the lower quality stuff already goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (1 child) Which also means that this won't actually affect customer prices in the slightest. Those companies will just pocket the 25% discount on their input costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 5 hours ago Meanwhile the US beef farmers get screwed yet again, because the increased consumer pricing never makes it all the way back up the chain to the actual farmers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (1 child) Which also means that this won't actually affect customer prices in the slightest. Those companies will just pocket the 25% discount on their input costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 5 hours ago Meanwhile the US beef farmers get screwed yet again, because the increased consumer pricing never makes it all the way back up the chain to the actual farmers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 5 hours ago Meanwhile the US beef farmers get screwed yet again, because the increased consumer pricing never makes it all the way back up the chain to the actual farmers. permalink fedilink source parent