America’s Bacon Supply Is Seriously Depleted; Prices Surge

CBS Local – You should sit down for this.
Are you ready?
Okay, well, there’s no easy way to say this, but we might have a bacon problem.
According to the Ohio Pork Council, demand for bacon has become consistently superior to supply.
“Today’s pig farmers are setting historic records by producing more pigs than ever,” said Rich Deaton, Ohio Pork Council president. “Yet our reserves are still depleting.”
The problem is the frozen pork belly reserve, which