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Baby boomers still control over half of the wealth in the US, despite being around 20% of the population. And, as you said, beef prices are very high now. So it

Baby boomers still control over half of the wealth in the US, despite being around 20% of the population. And, as you said, beef prices are very high now. So it really doesn't seem odd that younger people would eat less of something they're being priced out of. And that's not too far off from the 14% eating half the beef figure. Unfortunately, it's not just beef. Chicken prices are up there too. Restaurant prices for wings are well over a dollar per wing now, and they run something like $4/lb at grocery stores. I remember more like $1/lb in the 90s, and $0.25/wing specials at restaurants. 4x+ price, and median household income has maybe doubled, if that.

yummypaint 3y ago
I would argue that these prices are still toolow because they neglect important externalities of these industries. A large majority US agriculture is fed to animals for us to eat. This directly contributes to habitat destruction, pesticide use, etc.
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jghn 3y ago
In 2011 I signed up for a 10lb/month meat share from a local small farm. It's the usual happy animals type of affair. The meat (beef, chicken, and pork) tastes noticeably better than standard grocery store options. This thread made me look up pricing, as I knew it hadn't gone up much. In 2011 I was paying $88/mo, so $8.80/lb. Today I'm paying $110/mo, $11.00/lb. An inflation calculator says that $88 in 2011 is $122.70 today, so from that perspective we're ahead of the game. And as this thread is pointing out, a lot of standard meat options have increased in price at a rate higher than inflation. Similarly, when eggs were getting price gouged a few years back I noticed that both this farm as well as the vendors at the local farmers market who sold eggs kept their prices stable. I hadn't thought about it before tonight but things like higher end meat & farmers markets are often more expensive options than going to the local supermarket, it might not be as much as people think due to things like this.
- MuffinFlavored 3y ago
  How does one sign up for a "meat share"? I'm guessing it's word of mouth/local only like you said, nothing online? Not like I'd quite know what to do with 95% of the random parts of a dead animal other than a few typical/popular cuts...
  - jghn 3y ago
    I think I came across it online. There's a number of them near where I live. Small farms that do most of their business via farmers markets and setups like mine. I just googled "meat csa near me" and it turned up a bunch of stuff for instance. One thing that puts people off is a lot of these setups you get a heavy percentage of things like ground meat, sausage, etc. Which makes sense when you think about it, there's a lot of "extra" after breaking down the key cuts. People go in expecting it's going to be all expensive cuts, but alas. The one I'm in rotates in premium cuts here and there. For instance over the last 2 months I've wound up with about 4 pounds worth of ribeye. But hadn't had anything like that for a while before that.

yummypaint 3y ago

I would argue that these prices are still toolow because they neglect important externalities of these industries. A large majority US agriculture is fed to animals for us to eat. This directly contributes to habitat destruction, pesticide use, etc.

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jghn 3y ago

In 2011 I signed up for a 10lb/month meat share from a local small farm. It's the usual happy animals type of affair. The meat (beef, chicken, and pork) tastes noticeably better than standard grocery store options. This thread made me look up pricing, as I knew it hadn't gone up much. In 2011 I was paying $88/mo, so $8.80/lb. Today I'm paying $110/mo, $11.00/lb. An inflation calculator says that $88 in 2011 is $122.70 today, so from that perspective we're ahead of the game. And as this thread is pointing out, a lot of standard meat options have increased in price at a rate higher than inflation. Similarly, when eggs were getting price gouged a few years back I noticed that both this farm as well as the vendors at the local farmers market who sold eggs kept their prices stable. I hadn't thought about it before tonight but things like higher end meat & farmers markets are often more expensive options than going to the local supermarket, it might not be as much as people think due to things like this.

MuffinFlavored 3y ago
How does one sign up for a "meat share"? I'm guessing it's word of mouth/local only like you said, nothing online? Not like I'd quite know what to do with 95% of the random parts of a dead animal other than a few typical/popular cuts...
- jghn 3y ago
  I think I came across it online. There's a number of them near where I live. Small farms that do most of their business via farmers markets and setups like mine. I just googled "meat csa near me" and it turned up a bunch of stuff for instance. One thing that puts people off is a lot of these setups you get a heavy percentage of things like ground meat, sausage, etc. Which makes sense when you think about it, there's a lot of "extra" after breaking down the key cuts. People go in expecting it's going to be all expensive cuts, but alas. The one I'm in rotates in premium cuts here and there. For instance over the last 2 months I've wound up with about 4 pounds worth of ribeye. But hadn't had anything like that for a while before that.