The problem is, the current monopoly owns nearly 100% of all pork in the US (not to mention chicken, beef, etc.). The other couple percent that is produced by real people is already a premium product. It is the only way they currently compete. If these mom and pop's were to attempt to fill the population's meat requirements, those of us "not buying from the corporations" wouldn't make a dent. The supply simply couldn't possibly fill the demand. We would starve.
This is the nature of a true monopoly. This can't fulfill "Supply and Demand."
The current, real world entire supply and demand system is determined by a single group of Board of Directors. Their power is complete. Trying to "pay with our pocketbook" would immediately fail. We The People can't currently do anything about that. Thus, the only reasonable path is to go to war.
"War" doesn't mean go out and shoot people. It simply means that the "normal" path can't be selected. For example, we could simply take all the land (and/or pigs, etc.). It would be "stealing," but so is war. If we just walked up to the land and took it, with enough numbers, that would be the beginning and end of the war, and the problem. We would reallocate the resources to real people; problem solved. No doubt about it though, It WOULD require war, just even if it was otherwise without bloodshed.
Buy directly from farmers. Better yet, become a farmer. The demans is there just waiting to be met with supply. Make the big protein fucks feel it!
First and foremost, the USDA needs to leave direct marketers alone. Regulation and all need to go. The red tape is there solely to hold us down and let the big ones own the field.
You’re exactly right but the problem is: I’m looking at a 78 acre patch. I can put a few head of cattle out there and be fine as long as the fence is good and solid. Pigs? Nope you gotta jump through hoops and hoops of red tape about sewage retention and runoff. Free range pigs are great food—pen raised not great. We butcher from a family farmer who doesn’t shoot ‘em up with tons of meds and we proudly pay the extra cost but he doesn’t think he will last past this year….
Depends on the area. We get farm pigs all the time, easy peasy. Tons of supply. The last few years demand shot through the roof and supply took about a year to stabilize for the new demand. They're handling it easily.
We also have a big Amish population, so that may have something to do with it.
Good info, thank you. I have avoided Smithfield (such an American sounding name) for years because of the Chinese ownership, but I did not know what they had done to the hog farmers in N.C. or Iowa. Murphy must be held accountable.
Great post, OP. This is extremely important info that I think most of us weren't aware of. I know I wasn't.
Perhaps the most frustrating element is the unwillingness of the media to report on stories like this. Patriots have become extremely conscious about who they give their hard-earned money to these days and we have enormous influence with our collective wallet. If we'd had known about Smithfield's practices and their acquisition by the Chinese, I suspect the vast majority of us would have stopped purchasing their meat immediately.
Trump to Xi Jinping: “Here’s the bill for your role in the bioweapons Coronavirus plandemic: $25 Trillion. We're getting our land back, the mines you have in Africa…. And by the way, your population continues to decrease this year and for the next seventy five years, the product of your totalitarian Communist system.”
I couldn't understand why pork was so cheap in the stores. These people are evil. These politician and everyone involved in this need to be help accountable. That land needs to be confiscated and returned to the people!
Just like Monsanto did to farmers, applying their chema to kill off natural vegetation, in turn to introduce GMO seeds, taking farmers land by assault.
Avoid Smithfield foods, as well as the many other brands which they now own.
Nathan's, Farmer John, Farmland, Eckrich, Margherita, Kretschmar, John Morrell, Healthy Ones, Gwaltney, Curly's, Cook's, Carando, Armour...
The problem is, the current monopoly owns nearly 100% of all pork in the US (not to mention chicken, beef, etc.). The other couple percent that is produced by real people is already a premium product. It is the only way they currently compete. If these mom and pop's were to attempt to fill the population's meat requirements, those of us "not buying from the corporations" wouldn't make a dent. The supply simply couldn't possibly fill the demand. We would starve.
This is the nature of a true monopoly. This can't fulfill "Supply and Demand."
The current, real world entire supply and demand system is determined by a single group of Board of Directors. Their power is complete. Trying to "pay with our pocketbook" would immediately fail. We The People can't currently do anything about that. Thus, the only reasonable path is to go to war.
"War" doesn't mean go out and shoot people. It simply means that the "normal" path can't be selected. For example, we could simply take all the land (and/or pigs, etc.). It would be "stealing," but so is war. If we just walked up to the land and took it, with enough numbers, that would be the beginning and end of the war, and the problem. We would reallocate the resources to real people; problem solved. No doubt about it though, It WOULD require war, just even if it was otherwise without bloodshed.
Buy directly from farmers. Better yet, become a farmer. The demans is there just waiting to be met with supply. Make the big protein fucks feel it!
First and foremost, the USDA needs to leave direct marketers alone. Regulation and all need to go. The red tape is there solely to hold us down and let the big ones own the field.
You’re exactly right but the problem is: I’m looking at a 78 acre patch. I can put a few head of cattle out there and be fine as long as the fence is good and solid. Pigs? Nope you gotta jump through hoops and hoops of red tape about sewage retention and runoff. Free range pigs are great food—pen raised not great. We butcher from a family farmer who doesn’t shoot ‘em up with tons of meds and we proudly pay the extra cost but he doesn’t think he will last past this year….
Depends on the area. We get farm pigs all the time, easy peasy. Tons of supply. The last few years demand shot through the roof and supply took about a year to stabilize for the new demand. They're handling it easily.
We also have a big Amish population, so that may have something to do with it.
pigs can be rum behind a single hot wire of they get trained to it. That's something I'm about to look into my self.
Maybe ask the farmer friend if he'd guide you into it?
Hope your farming endeavor goes extra well for you, friend.
Buy me 10 acres, please. Creek, woods and pond would be awesome, as well.
Sounds like a monopoly.
Monopolies aren't bad if the Democrat's favorite CCP donors own them.
The Conservative Treehouse has some great articles about this exfiltration of wealth and how it works in their archives.
Food security is National security.
I think having a foreign power controlling our food supply would be a direct threat to national security.
Good info, thank you. I have avoided Smithfield (such an American sounding name) for years because of the Chinese ownership, but I did not know what they had done to the hog farmers in N.C. or Iowa. Murphy must be held accountable.
Greedy assholes ruin everything they touch.
Great post, OP. This is extremely important info that I think most of us weren't aware of. I know I wasn't.
Perhaps the most frustrating element is the unwillingness of the media to report on stories like this. Patriots have become extremely conscious about who they give their hard-earned money to these days and we have enormous influence with our collective wallet. If we'd had known about Smithfield's practices and their acquisition by the Chinese, I suspect the vast majority of us would have stopped purchasing their meat immediately.
As this is basically a monopoly, I would think the government could bust them up.
It sounds like the Murphy laws protect them.
Laws can be changed or repealed.
Stop buying Smithfield. Find a local small farm if you can.
I buy from a local farmer, but many people can’t afford to pay 2-3 times what Smithfield charges.
True, but hopefully they will be able to soon. The quality is so much better of everything! Raw milk, fresh eggs, beef, pork, chicken, vegies...
Amazing information in a short amount of time.
So glad that list doesn't include Wright's extra thick apple wood smoked bacon!
Not much better I'm afraid... Tyson owns Wright. Top three shareholders of Tyson: Blackrock, Vanguard, and Statestreet.
We should all assume that every publicly traded corporation has those three as three of their top five shareholders.
Not 100% accurate, but close enough.
Trump to Xi Jinping: “Here’s the bill for your role in the bioweapons Coronavirus plandemic: $25 Trillion. We're getting our land back, the mines you have in Africa…. And by the way, your population continues to decrease this year and for the next seventy five years, the product of your totalitarian Communist system.”
As foreign owned companies, can't the Federal Government tax their profits, maybe say at 80%?
What can be done to right this wrong?
Repealing all of those laws Senator Murphy put in place to set the whole syndicate up might be a good start.
I couldn't understand why pork was so cheap in the stores. These people are evil. These politician and everyone involved in this need to be help accountable. That land needs to be confiscated and returned to the people!
Eminent Domain.
Just like Monsanto did to farmers, applying their chema to kill off natural vegetation, in turn to introduce GMO seeds, taking farmers land by assault.
Now you see why I go vegetarian. LOL
Leviticus 17 did it for me
Oh, you mean Adrenochrome?
There's probably some of that in most of the meat, like a 'diet' version of it if the animals dies in any sort of traumatic way
Yes. I would prefer vegetarian. I do love eggs.