Price of Beef!

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Price of Beef!
Topic Started: Dec 20 2015, 05:00 PM (1,660 Views)
swing	Dec 20 2015, 05:00 PM Post #1
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	I was in safeway this afternoon, this younger couple were perusing the meat dept. He picked up a rib roast and said to me do you think this is a pricing error? I said yes, the roast was about 4 lbs. and 87.00! He asked the meat mgr., no it was the proper price at 47.00 per kg! I'm glad I bought a side of bison at 6.25 per lb. I do hope the producers are reaping some of these profits! Meat Mgr. siad he'd just sold a roast twice the size for 170.00 ~unbelievable!

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Dialtone	Dec 22 2015, 09:12 AM Post #31
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	With the price of beef, cattle rustling has become a big problem in western Canada. Some of the thieves are ruthless, they kill the cow in a secluded area, cut off the prime pieces and leave the rest to rot.



Oldsalt	Dec 22 2015, 09:17 AM Post #32
Small Star Member Posts: 977 Group: Member Member #892 Joined: February 5, 2012	heatseeker Dec 22 2015, 08:06 AM WE do not use the terms "prime" "choice" etc. for beef in Canada. Prime rib is available throughout Canada.



Darcie	Dec 22 2015, 10:32 AM Post #33
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I saw prime rib in Montreal today, forgot to look at the price.



heatseeker	Dec 22 2015, 12:35 PM Post #34
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Prime rib is available throughout Canada. Of course. But in the US, "prime" is a grade of beef, not a cut.



Darcie	Dec 22 2015, 12:40 PM Post #35
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	http://www.canadabeef.ca/ca/en/beef_export/quality/quality_grade.aspx They are Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Prime, Canada B1, Canada B2, Canada B3, Canada B4, Canada D1, Canada D2, Canada D3, Canada D4, and Canada E. The four Canada A/AA/AAA/Prime grades are the highest quality Canadian grades and represented 88% of all graded beef in 2008.



margrace	Dec 22 2015, 02:28 PM Post #36
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	We have a local slaughter house that sells meat grown locally. The only way to go as far as I am concerned. Would never buy anything like that in a supermarket, you don't know what you are getting. Our lamb comes right from my cousins farm and our chickens come from our neighbours who grown them outside where they eat what they want.



swing	Dec 22 2015, 03:26 PM Post #37
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	With the price of beef, cattle rustling has become a big problem in western Canada. Some of the thieves are ruthless, they kill the cow in a secluded area, cut off the prime pieces and leave the rest to rot. Did not realize this. DH has a cousin that is a rancher in S.Ab. He gives meat to many of the relatives down there. I hope they realize what a "gift" that now is!



Trotsky	Dec 23 2015, 06:23 AM Post #38
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	heatseeker Dec 22 2015, 08:06 AM WE do not use the terms "prime" "choice" etc. for beef in Canada. There is a letter code, but most people buy their beef not knowing how it has been coded. You would be hard pressed to find anything like "prime" beef in Canada with its extensive marbling of fat. You would be hard pressed to find it in the U.S. either because the PRIME is snapped up by the best skeakhouses and they DO know what grade they are buying. If you buy a big enough piece you can sometimes see the grade stamp...usually in blue ink. Posted Image Quote: Canada: 48. There shall be 10 grades of bison carcasses with the grade names Canada A1, Canada A2, Canada A3, Canada A4, Canada B1, Canada B2, Canada B3, Canada D1, Canada D2 and Canada D3. SOR/95-129, s. 6; SOR/2007-88, s. 6Previous Version 49. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a grader shall determine the fat level of a bison carcass by measuring the fat on the left side between the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the minimum point of thickness in the fourth quarter from the vertebrae along the longitudinal axis of the Longissimus muscles and perpendicularly to the outside surface of the fat. (2) Where it is impossible to take an accurate fat measurement of a bison carcass in the manner set out in subsection (1), the grader shall determine the fat level through an assessment of the external fat on the bison carcass or by an examination of the fat on the right side of the bison carcass after it has been knife-ribbed. So I will take a wild stab: Canadian grade A1 = USDA Prime. <Alas, we are having soup tonight and this talk is giving me a ravenous taste for rare prime beef instead.> Edited by Trotsky, Dec 23 2015, 06:30 AM.



haili	Dec 23 2015, 12:57 PM Post #39
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	The rest of that grocery prices documentary was on last night and they blame the high cost of beef on fertilizer, feed and fuel prices, plus increased demand from Asia. They also showed why rice has gone up in price as India, one of the major producers, has to stock pile and subsidize it to feed their huge population who live in poverty. It sounds like the increased population is the major reason for increased prices - supply and demand.



wildie	Dec 23 2015, 02:59 PM Post #40
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	haili Dec 23 2015, 12:57 PM The rest of that grocery prices documentary was on last night and they blame the high cost of beef on fertilizer, feed and fuel prices, plus increased demand from Asia. They also showed why rice has gone up in price as India, one of the major producers, has to stock pile and subsidize it to feed their huge population who live in poverty. It sounds like the increased population is the major reason for increased prices - supply and demand. Yep and as the world population increases, things will get worse! The west has properly responded to mass migration, but as more and more people go on the move, resources will become depleted and thousands will perish and nothing is to be done to save them.



angora	Dec 24 2015, 02:05 AM Post #41
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	I bought a rack of lamb yesterday. OMG! I think I'll just have it framed and hang it in the kitchen.



Trotsky	Dec 24 2015, 03:34 AM Post #42
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: Yep and as the world population increases, things will get worse! And yet it is the single major problem that must not be addressed, not even WHISPERED in hushed tones. As Paul Erlich famously said: "Population WILL be controlled, either by birth control or Death control." Edited by Trotsky, Dec 24 2015, 03:36 AM.



campy	Dec 24 2015, 05:36 AM Post #43
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	With the dollar exchange rate now, price of Canadian beef in the U.S. should be lower. There is a new labelling law going into effect. No labelling of origin. My relatives told me that Americans stay away from buying Canadian beef. They think it's tainted with foot and mouth disease.



campy	Dec 24 2015, 05:38 AM Post #44
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	wildie Dec 23 2015, 02:59 PM haili Dec 23 2015, 12:57 PM The rest of that grocery prices documentary was on last night and they blame the high cost of beef on fertilizer, feed and fuel prices, plus increased demand from Asia. They also showed why rice has gone up in price as India, one of the major producers, has to stock pile and subsidize it to feed their huge population who live in poverty. It sounds like the increased population is the major reason for increased prices - supply and demand. Yep and as the world population increases, things will get worse! The west has properly responded to mass migration, but as more and more people go on the move, resources will become depleted and thousands will perish and nothing is to be done to save them. That's a pretty dire forecast. There are plenty of empty areas in the world.



Olive Oil	Dec 24 2015, 06:05 AM Post #45
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	Even the lowly can of bean is up in price. If you wait for a sale you can get them for around l.00 but much of the time they are 1.25 and up. Garbanzos are especially prone to higher prices. Walmart No Name are usually a good value and the quality is good. I have to stop being so lazy and cook them from scratch. Edited by Olive Oil, Dec 24 2015, 06:07 AM.



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