Britain is facing a bacon shortage

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Mail On Sunday Reporter


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Britain is facing a bacon and sausage shortage as pig farmers reduce the size of their herds due to the soaring price of feed.

A mass cull is under way among farmers who can no longer afford to feed their animals, according to the National Pig Association.

Droughts in North America and Russia have caused a global failure in the grain crop used for animal feed, pushing up the price.

The National Pig Association predicts Britain’s breeding stock will shrink by more than eight per cent by Christmas.

Chairman Richard Longthorp said: ‘There will be a shortage of pigs very soon and that will lead to spiralling prices.’

'British supermarkets know they have to raise the price they pay Britain’s pig farmers or risk empty spaces on their shelves next year,' he said.

'But competition is so fierce in the high street at present, each is waiting for the other to move first.'

In its Save Our Bacon campaign, NPA is calling on shoppers to make a point of selecting pork and bacon with the British independent Red Tractor logo, as it claims an increase in demand for British product now may help persuade supermarkets to act before it is 'too late'.

Sainsbury’s has already increased the price it pays to a few of its pig farmer suppliers and NPA said it welcomed this gesture.

But it says the major supermarkets need to do much more, if they want to protect their customers from shortages and high prices next year.

British Pig Executive Mick Sloyan warned a private meeting of British and mainland Europe retailers at a Brussels summit that a fall of only 2 percent in slaughterings next year will cause prices to rise by 10 percent.

[minz]

Red, stop eating all the bacon!!


:lol:

[minz]

Crap...... now I want a bacon sammich :meh:

[redred]

Red, stop eating all the bacon!!


:lol:

:slap: tbh i don't eat that much bacon , add some mushrooms to that plate and it looks good

[Hal-9000]

We'll ship you some pig, at a discount :thumbsup:

[DemonGeminiX]

The National Pig Association

:lol:

[Richard Cranium]

Its a fuhging muzzie plot..

[Goofy]

:shock:


:sad:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

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[Pony]

http://i.imgur.com/ZxRSw.gif

[Hugh_Janus]

bacon sucks

[Teh One Who Knocks]

bacon sucks

:ghey2:

[minz]

I had a acon sammich tonight whilst I still can.... before Goofy eats it all.

[DemonGeminiX]

I had a acon sammich tonight whilst I still can.... before Goofy eats it all.

:-s

Is that the poor person's bacon sandwich, an acon sandwich? So poor you can't afford the 'b'?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol:

[minz]

:-s

Is that the poor person's bacon sandwich, an acon sandwich? So poor you can't afford the 'b'?

:slap: Bacon!

[DemonGeminiX]

:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

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[Hal-9000]

Did they put butter on that bun???!!!! :shock:


trying to give us a coronary or what..

[Muddy]

This is ridiculous...

[Southern Belle]

Its a fuhging muzzie plot..

:lol:

[Noilly Pratt]

Funny bacon story...

My Mum was going in for one of her many tests -- she had so many things wrong with her near the end of her life, they all kind of roll into one, so I don't remember what exactly this one was for. We were at the hospital and they said to her to go down to the cafeteria and eat some bacon as it makes the liquid she has to swallow for the x-ray go down a lot easier and coats the esophagus so that it doesn't taste as bad.

She misheard this (probably purposely) and for the first time in her everything-restricted life, she ordered a plate of bacon and wolfed it all down. Imagine yourself being told never to eat the stuff you love for 30 years -- she was like a kid -- going into raptures about how good this bacon tasted etc.

She got back to the Dr. and he looked horrified "you were only supposed to have 1 or 2 strips, you had a whole plateful!!".

After he left, I narrowed my eyes and said "you knew that, didn't you?" She gave me a sly smile, leaned in and whispered in my ear "It's my polite, English lady-like way of saying Fuck You to the medical system!"

I just about fell onto the floor with laughter. My mother, to most who knew her seemed to be the type of person who couldn't say Fuck You if her life depended on it. :D

[Hal-9000]

Noilly's story about Mum...

when life takes away things, sometimes you gotta live anyway :thumbsup: Love it...

[DemonGeminiX]

I wonder if Minzy's thinking about having another acon sandwich?

:-k

[minz]

I wonder if Minzy's thinking about having another acon sandwich?

:-k

:beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

For sandwiches, I typically have am & cheese :thumbsup:

[minz]

For sandwiches, I typically have am & cheese :thumbsup:

Dont you start. :slap:



I need to cut my nails, these typos are getting a bit too regular. :sad2:

[Hal-9000]

I need to trim my ails too...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think tonite I might go out and get some arbecue ibs :-k

[Acid Trip]

Funny bacon story...

My Mum was going in for one of her many tests -- she had so many things wrong with her near the end of her life, they all kind of roll into one, so I don't remember what exactly this one was for. We were at the hospital and they said to her to go down to the cafeteria and eat some bacon as it makes the liquid she has to swallow for the x-ray go down a lot easier and coats the esophagus so that it doesn't taste as bad.

She misheard this (probably purposely) and for the first time in her everything-restricted life, she ordered a plate of bacon and wolfed it all down. Imagine yourself being told never to eat the stuff you love for 30 years -- she was like a kid -- going into raptures about how good this bacon tasted etc.

She got back to the Dr. and he looked horrified "you were only supposed to have 1 or 2 strips, you had a whole plateful!!".

After he left, I narrowed my eyes and said "you knew that, didn't you?" She gave me a sly smile, leaned in and whispered in my ear "It's my polite, English lady-like way of saying Fuck You to the medical system!"

I just about fell onto the floor with laughter. My mother, to most who knew her seemed to be the type of person who couldn't say Fuck You if her life depended on it. :D

Your mom sounded like an amazing woman. Anyone willing to say fuck you to the government is A-OK in my book.

[Goofy]

I think tonite I might go out and get some arbecue ibs :-k

Mmmmm, arbecue ibs :homer: I like them with ot auce :tup:

[redred]

anyone want a ider or eer ?

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

:dance:

[Muddy]

Anyone want to ick my ock?

[Hal-9000]

pick your sock?

don't be so crude :hand: