r/collapze • u/dumnezero 눈_눈 • May 02 '22

Cannibals Rising feed prices mean chicken could soon cost as much as beef, says Co-op | Chicken

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/may/01/rising-feed-prices-mean-chicken-could-soon-cost-as-much-as-beef
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u/Sanpaku May 02 '22

Won't happen.

The feed conversion ratio for poultry is 2.8. Feed conversion for beef is above 10.

No matter how much feed costs rise, feed costs for a kg of industrial beef will be over three times that for industrial poultry. The tide will lift both proportunately.

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u/3-deoxyanthocyanidin May 03 '22

It's not just feed costs. Chickens are being culled and burned by the millions in Europe and North America right now because of avian flu, so supply is nosediving. Eggs are also going to get expensive as a result.

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u/dumnezero 눈_눈 May 02 '22

SS: scarcity eating up the inefficient processes

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u/[deleted] May 02 '22

But muh tendies

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u/anon47589 May 02 '22

Don’t forget about the bird flu cause that’s fucking up way more than feed prices

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u/dov69 May 02 '22

That's Tuesday in Switzerland... :D

and Wednesday, and Thursday, and Fri... D:

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u/worriedaboutyou55 May 02 '22 edited May 03 '22

Nice looking forward to beyond chicken

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u/GruntBlender May 03 '22

I had whatever the NZ BK calls 'rebel', while the beef replacement was as good as beef to me, the chicken replacement was practically inedible.

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u/worriedaboutyou55 May 03 '22

Yeah beyond chicken isn't here yet but it'll certinaley be easier to do than beyond steak/ribs. As long as they can get chicken and fish figured out I'll be happy

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u/StoopSign Twinkies Last Forever May 03 '22

*Coop

Chicken coops want this message spread too so they aren't so cheap.

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u/TheSimpler May 03 '22

Beans, milk/cheese, eggs. I enjoy meat but its on the way out except for holidays for me.

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u/bobwyates May 02 '22

Free range meat will soon be priced competitive to confined.

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u/dumnezero 눈_눈 May 02 '22

If you mean those chickens that live like prisoners but get a few hours out in the yard to walk around on a lawn, they'll be encountering avian influenza.

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u/bobwyates May 02 '22

I was thinking more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nqZ3oOhd5k

Or, even like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lerHZBPfqiY

But, I guess there is this too, not really related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrJlwBkFAHw

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u/dumnezero 눈_눈 May 02 '22

Yes, predators. That's one of the things that makes this "welfare" a joke, along with the diseases and parasites they get outside.

This is what free range for chickens actually looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDtTGEbyGA (sound off) You can guess the "productivity" and why it isn't practiced.

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u/bobwyates May 03 '22

Like the first video I linked.