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Jacked UP BBQ

Jacked UP BBQ

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Look out vendors, pork is going throught the roof. I just called my guy abd he told me the best he can do is 1.35 on bone in butts. I usually pay 1.00 to him. He told me there is a shortage on pig herds and the price is going to get higher by at least 15%. Find it cheap now and BUY. I am going to rest depot to order 1500 lbs at 1.02. BUY BUY BUY
 
Thanks for the heads up. Was thinking of getting some more at Sams yesterday but passed. I better get back up there.
 
If you think that it's going to be high here in a short while because of the market...wait until they start taxing for pig farts...no one will be able to afford pork or beef.:tsk:
 
Restaurant Depot has them for $1.15 and local supermarket has them for $1.55
 
By By... Butts,
By by Hamyness.
Hello; empty stomach,
I think I'm a gonna cry-y.

By by ...ribs.
By by sweet, tasty ribs.
Hello Chicken breasts.
I don't wanna have to fry.
By by; my pork butt; goodby-ye.

There goes my Baby Back ribs.
I'll have to Q something new.
I hope it tastes as good.
And isn't too tough to chew.
It was my favorite dish;
And that's why I'm so blue.

By by... Bacon;
You will be missed,
Everybody always loved you.
By by Pulled Pork samm-itch.
I will miss you tooo.

By by tasty pork.
And crunchy cracklins tooo.
By by Kansas City ribs;
I hoped we could spare you.
But; there's nuthin I can do.

Pork prices are going up;
And that's too much to chew.
I'll miss those thick pork chops.
And the lovely MOINK balls too.

By by... pork butts,
By by; by Hamyness.
Hello Squirrel meat...
I gotta Q somethin new.

By, by ...Pork Fat.
I am so very blue.
By by my lovely meats.
By By I will miss you.

Ok...I know it isn't very good; but, it took me about 20 minutes.
Plus I don't have any talent ... but; I tried.
 
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also heard that China is opening their markets back up to American pork. That also might reduce the supply.
 
He is right. Pig ranchers around here were losing $, so they decided that lowering production would help their case. It's a double edged sword for me. Many of my customers are big pork producers.

Its the vicious cycle of life, I guess.
 
The biggest problem is the cost of grain. It is still through the roof. It's mixed what is being planted around here. Cotton is going up as well because the fast four-five years everyone has been planting corn. So if they reduce corn planting and go to cotton, grain prices go up so beef/pork/poultry prices go up. If they plant more corn, cotton prices go up, clothing, and alot of other items go up.

I'll stop there before I get on a soapbox and get thrown to the woodpile. :)
 
That's what I've been telling the wife - more cold storage! She's starting to give me the hinkey-eye, though, as I've started to mumble about a walk-in...
 
lcbateman3 said:
The biggest problem is the cost of grain. It is still through the roof. It's mixed what is being planted around here. Cotton is going up as well because the fast four-five years everyone has been planting corn. So if they reduce corn planting and go to cotton, grain prices go up so beef/pork/poultry prices go up. If they plant more corn, cotton prices go up, clothing, and alot of other items go up.

I'll stop there before I get on a soapbox and get thrown to the woodpile. :)
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And don't forget about that ridiculousness known as corn ethanol... What a scam...

See ya in the woodpile.
 
Let's see even if it goes up $0.50 per lb that's only $0.25 per sammy. Cheap approved freezer is $400 and may hold 800 lbs of butts. That's 1600 Sammy's or $400. And I need electric for the freezer and fridge thawing space before cooking. I just don't see the numbers being there. If I had a big walk in Freezer then it would be different.
 
Ford said:
Let's see even if it goes up $0.50 per lb that's only $0.25 per sammy. Cheap approved freezer is $400 and may hold 800 lbs of butts. That's 1600 Sammy's or $400. And I need electric for the freezer and fridge thawing space before cooking. I just don't see the numbers being there. If I had a big walk in Freezer then it would be different.
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Finally, the voice of reason. Thanks Ford.
 
If I can buy 1800 lbs at 1.00 a pound, that is $1800. If I buy 1800 lbs @ 1.35 a pound where it is gonna be in two weeks 2430. I will save 630. I can go through that amount in a month. My freezers are plugged in anyway. If I can play the market and save 630 3 to 4 times a year. You do the math! Spend more if you want, I will continue to work my bottom line!
 
Jacked UP BBQ said:
If I can buy 1800 lbs at 1.00 a pound, that is $1800. If I buy 1800 lbs @ 1.35 a pound where it is gonna be in two weeks 2430. I will save 630. I can go through that amount in a month. My freezers are plugged in anyway. If I can play the market and save 630 3 to 4 times a year. You do the math! Spend more if you want, I will continue to work my bottom line!
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Ya just cant argue about math it's always right! Thanks Jacked up BBQ:thumb:
 
Cant really blame it on grain prices, corn prices are lower now than they were last May, and futures prices are not showing big increases aside from seasonally adjusted late fall and winter demand.

Soft export demand and the H1N1 flu scare drove pork prices way down last year, bottoming out at around $40 per hundredweight late last fall. We ate good on the cheap, but farmers were barely breaking even, if they made money at all. Many didn't replenish their herds.

Now, US herds are down about 3% from last year. In addition, the Canadian government has instituted a program that pays Canadian farmers not to produce hogs for 3 years, so Canada has reduced their herds by 12%.

H1N1 didn't turn out to be as bad as predicted and summer grilling season is just around the corner, so both domestic and export demand is rising faster than supplies. Hogs closed at close to $71 per hundredweight here yesterday, and futures prices are in the low to mid $80 range through summer, so don't look for any huge price declines soon.

You can't watch or listen to a newscast here without getting commodities prices.

Chris
 
smoke it if ya got it said:
Ya just cant argue about math it's always right! Thanks Jacked up BBQ:thumb:
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This all works out if you already have a freezer that will hold the product and you sell enough each month. I know the cost of ribs has really gone up so I am thinking about doing this myself.

I talked to the manager of a large restaurant chain and they have contracts with their suppliers that give them a guaranteed cost for the year. Sometimes I can buy cheaper and sometimes they are getting it cheaper. I was surprised that with their national volume they were paying more than I was for the same ribs last month.
 
PorkQPine said:
This all works out if you already have a freezer that will hold the product and you sell enough each month. I know the cost of ribs has really gone up so I am thinking about doing this myself.

I talked to the manager of a large restaurant chain and they have contracts with their suppliers that give them a guaranteed cost for the year. Sometimes I can buy cheaper and sometimes they are getting it cheaper. I was surprised that with their national volume they were paying more than I was for the same ribs last month.
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Speaking of ribs check out the sale at rest depot St lois ribs .99 cents a pound!http://www.restaurantsbyclick.com/rd/html/apr10_nw/index.htm
 
Just noticed those are rib pieces can anyone explain this besides they are ribs in pieces?
 
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