Chinese Firm buys Smithfield Pork (largest Pork Company in US)

[Buddy Holly]

i dont eat pork. but if i did id do what my brother in law does and raise my own or go in with some friends and buy one to bring to slaughter locally. grocery store meat might be great for feeding so many people but its shit for your body. antibiotics, growth hormones, corn fed shit. terrible. grass fed or bust.

 

[Tela]

The Chinese are putting in bids on large hydroponics companies too...

 

[Greenfireseeds]

So nobody thinks this is going to turn into an epidemic?! Just saying...China and pigs and US..

 

[vertigo0007]

Hello Piggy?

 

[moses wellfleet]

Coming soon to a river near you!

Coming soon to a river near you!

http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4303/20130311/over-3-000-dead-pigs-found-shanghai-s-waters.htm

 

[WelderDan]

could you give us exemples of things that you buy that are american and the costs of buying american over chinese ?

there must be some things that are hard to find or very expensive

You gotta look at a lot of labels. Off top of my head, Band-Aid brand band-aids. Made in China. Looked at the generic store brand bandages, made in good 'ole USA and CHEAPER to boot.

You will generally pay more for US made goods, but I'd rather pay more for better quality than less for cheap crap that breaks first use.

 

[k-s-p]

I like good bbq but I rarely eat it or pork any longer. If I did eat more of it, I would hunt feral hogs. Hard to beat wild meat and fish. Commercial meat production is pretty disgusting.

 

[Harry Gypsna]

I like good bbq but I rarely eat it or pork any longer. If I did eat more of it, I would hunt feral hogs. Hard to beat wild meat and fish. Commercial meat production is pretty disgusting.

You need to pay more, and eat less, to get your yummy pig flesh from a small independent farmer.........


......if there are any small independent farmers left.

 

[skullznroses]

I have bought in on a cow before, and its a great way to get local meat at closer to cheap ass store prices. Make sure you are the one who divvies up the portions, or else youll get a lot of stew meat and ground meat. Somehow the prime cuts didn't make it in my share. Lol