Global Authorities Brace For Worldwide Protein Shortage After "Quarter Of Earth's Pigs Wiped Out" from African Swine Fever

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[–]i_cansmellthat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I know this was posted over a week ago, but thought this article was a little eyebrow raising in light of your post: Pork Pile-Up Continues: Bacon Levels In US Cold Storage Surge To 48-Year High

In the article they blame the overage on ambiguous trade negotiations with China, but it's a weird coincidence, especially when there are 2 articles a week circulating on the infectious disease site that I follow. Thought you might be interested.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Interesting theory. So you're basically implying the US maybe stockpiled pork, and then released a worldwide pork disease?

Is the cold storage government centralized, or is it distributed in restaurants across the world? If it's the former, then that's a red flag that would support this idea.

[–]i_cansmellthat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't think the US released a pork disease, swine flu (as well as bird flu) makes the rounds in various countries every year. The difference with this swine flu is that it is more prolific and more farmers are having to kill their stock. Not out of the question a disease was released, but almost impossible to detect in that it is already floating around.

Maybe a coincidence, but it's odd. The demand will outweigh the stock soon, at least in those countries hit with the disease. Easy to foresee someone stepping in here while there is a surplus and storage options shrinking, and saying, "hey I can take that off your hands" and then making a huge profit when the demand soars.

Not sure about the cold storage, will ask my restaurant buddy, he may know.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks.