From NBC News:
Americans are pigging out on bacon as Trump's trade war cuts chicken demand
"The shift from chicken to beef and pork has been far more pronounced than anyone had imagined," said one industry analyst.
Americans are losing their taste for chicken and eating more beef and pork as President Donald Trump's trade wars reduce U.S. pork exports to China and Mexico and leave cheaper bacon and ribs at home.An expansion in the number of U.S. hogs and cattle is contributing to the change in diets by boosting supplies of pork and beef. Restaurants are seizing on the increases to promote hamburgers instead of chicken, while grocery stores have featured pork.The shift is set to end an unprecedented streak of 27 profitable quarters for chicken producers such as Tyson Foods, which reports results on Tuesday, and Sanderson Farms, said Bill Roenigk, an agricultural economist and consultant for the National Chicken Council trade group. He said the chicken sector would generally lose money or break even in the fourth quarter of 2018.The pain for chicken producers and the increased appetite for pork are ripple effects of Trump's trade disputes, which have also reduced shipments of U.S. soybeans and sorghum to China."With all that pork on the market," Roenigk said, "it has spilled over to affecting consumers' demand for chicken."Pork prices have fallen as retaliatory duties of 62 percent in China and up to 20 percent in Mexico have curtailed U.S. exports to those countries....
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Our original plan was to surround China with grills gently wafting the aroma of cooking bacon across the country.
However, a quick look at the map shows a few problems with that idea:
It might be tough getting permission from Bangladesh [not quite bordering] and the 'stans to cook up a bunch-o-bacon on their territory.
North Korea would probably just confiscate the King of the salted and cured meats for lil Kim.
Russia might be a go but bribing the local mafiosos could be ruinous.
Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar have prevailing wind issues which pretty much leaves India, Nepal, and Bhutan. A long way from saturation.
An alternative would be bacon bombardments from Japan and South Korea-based drones but that seems self-defeating if the goal is to tease, entice, and seduce.
So those are some of the issues. However, if you can overcome those obstacles you may be able to solve one of the thorniest issues in modern diplomacy and possibly line up a shot for next year's Nobel Peace Prize.
