Less beef supply in the US with no change in demand means more imported beef (despite Trump’s trade wars?)
The imported beef has a higher GHG footprint. But what seems unexplained is that if the demand and consumption in the US is the same, and production is lower, those imports is beef that would otherwise be consumed outside the US, no? So it seems like less beef production globally.
I will only buy beef if it is on the edge of waste and they are forced to mark it down 50% being sold on the day of expiry. I figure the beef industry taking a 50% cut on my purchase can’t be good for the industry. Folks buying non-expired beef then have to pay a higher price to subsidize me, which is good b/c it drives up prices.
But the article seems to say driving up prices does not put people off it. Like gasoline… people will pay whatever price they must to get it. As the price increases, they get angrier, but don’t change their habit. That’s a shame. There must be a breaking point where their rage turns into non-consumption.
I skimmed through it.
Less beef supply in the US with no change in demand means more imported beef (despite Trump’s trade wars?)
The imported beef has a higher GHG footprint. But what seems unexplained is that if the demand and consumption in the US is the same, and production is lower, those imports is beef that would otherwise be consumed outside the US, no? So it seems like less beef production globally.
I will only buy beef if it is on the edge of waste and they are forced to mark it down 50% being sold on the day of expiry. I figure the beef industry taking a 50% cut on my purchase can’t be good for the industry. Folks buying non-expired beef then have to pay a higher price to subsidize me, which is good b/c it drives up prices.
But the article seems to say driving up prices does not put people off it. Like gasoline… people will pay whatever price they must to get it. As the price increases, they get angrier, but don’t change their habit. That’s a shame. There must be a breaking point where their rage turns into non-consumption.