Volume is pretty rigorously tracked by regulatory bodies that are responsible for food safety.
The US’s data is here: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-and-meat-domestic-data/
I’d copy and paste some stuff into this thread, but it looks like some parts of this site are under maintenance right now. That said, others have charted the data. https://www.agweb.com/opinion/drivers-us-capita-meat-consumption-over-last-century
Woah, looks like chickens were our friends until the 1940s when people started eating the friends
Lamb is at 0 lbs/y? I find that and turkey to be suspiciously low
I had to reread your comment like 5 times because I kept reading “chickpeas” instead of “chickens”
Wow, thanks, that was interesting! It seems like people kind of gave up around 2017. Or some other indirect factor.
TIL Americans fucking loooove chicken
Chicken wings are so hot right now
I’d honestly take chicken over beef just about any day. I’m committing chicken genocide.
I can get chicken leg quarters for $0.99 per lb., what’s not to love? 😂
The
consolationconsolidation of meat packing has had a significant effect on producers. Possibly greater than fewer people eating meat. For those that can try to buy your meat from a local farmer or rancher. It will taste better and is more ethical.Fuck JBS, Cargill, National Beef and Tyson.
https://prospect.org/power/big-four-meatpackers-crushing-small-ranchers/
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how can I help as a vegetarian?
Farm fesih eggs. And boy they taste so much better than the store bought ones. Also all the farmers market veggies you can get you hands on. Just make sure you are buying from real farms. I have seen a few people buy just regular wholesale cases of veggies and selling them a local farm fresh.
Also thank you so much for not just saying I am a terrible person for advocating for independent rancher. I truly just want to see a better way of getting everyone fed.
If you’re a convert, your cheat days could be with local beef. If you don’t do cheat days (idk if those are a thing; I’ve been vegetarian since birth), then I have no clue.
Consolidation perhaps?
Yeah, my thumbs don’t know how to spell
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Reddit would have hundreds of resposes, true or not.
Honestly, it’s the same with Lemmy. Lemmy has no shortage of overly confident people who have everything figured out, despite having little to no data or first hand experience with the topic at hand.
I’m sure. I don’t think I should trust any other platform any more (people being partially informed, delusional, idiots, or just trying to paint reality in their preferred colour are everywhere, from town hall meetings to 4chan), but I was just genuinely curious. The question arose in me today when I looked at the egg carton that said it was from free range hens and made me think of all the petty lies and misguiding info that companies have been pulling to greenwash their product. I just wonder if veganism managed to make a dent, at least. I’m hoping so.
Its a nice question I wish there were more replies to read is all
“my unspecifed buddy is an expert on the matter. He once told me that vegans are causing all kinds of problems with farmers, due the the decreased meat consumption the anamials aren’t getting kill as much, causing over population and increased methane emissions. This is bad for the environment, vegans are dooming us all.”
Is that enough bull for the day?
The insightful one that has a graph and links to primary sources is up higher. That’s most of what we need.
Although a few funny ones would be nice too.
Not true because mods would remove it because of some rule or delete it because they were paid off by the meat industry
