Orinoco Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, billd766 said: I had a friend a few years ago who had an independent pig farm and he was making a reasonable living from it. Then a few locals saw what he was doing and started pig farms for themselves using cheaper food, undercutting him with costs and producing cheaper but inferior pork. He held out as long as he could but eventually he cut his losses and quit pig farming. You have just described the usual Thai business model. TIT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Thingamabob said: Killing and eating animals is disgusting. But tasty. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Thingamabob said: Killing and eating animals is disgusting. What do you expect from the Thai Buddhist population. ( eating animals just don't count to them ) Go to temple, Go to temple, Wai, and Wai some more. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BTB1977 Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 Thailand PM has the solution for high pork prices. He said if pork is too expensive, eat chicken instead. That guy can fix anything. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Thingamabob said: Killing and eating animals is disgusting. It's actually in our human nature. Homo Sapiens is genetically designed to eat animal meat. And this includes killing animals, since the dawn of our species. But I hear you. Since the industrial age, and especially the onset of large scale farms and global commerce, the slaughtering of animals for food (but not only) has accelerated to levels which are, as you say, disgusting. We should all be forced to see a documentary about slaughterhouses. On the contrary, most of us see meat and fish only as neatly wrapped packages on a shelf. I like meat, but I try to think of the above and limit my consumption. Recently, there have been nice changes such as veggie-based sausages and chops. Unfortunately, the taste is still not quite the same but especially they cost easily double per kilo than the meat-based ones. Let's hope things evolve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzique Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Not enough facemasks here so people have to improvise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Father-in-laws pigs started dying in October (probably swine fever) Government vet was not interested, no compensation, so he sold the rest and retired from Pig farming (at least for a while). He only used to keep about 4-6 plus piglets. Bonus for me - my plaa Buk get all the waste food instead of the pigs, and they are growing faster! It is possible to produce low cost pig feed (i have a friend who does) but he grows most of it himself so cuts out the feed middle man - also he carefully balances the nutrients. I mainly eat chicken and fish. As also said, vegetable prices have gone up, wife runs a shop and now she just buys less as if not sold quickly just goes to compost bin. Eat more meat alternatives? Most are just as or more expensive and do not taste as good.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I think I will buy two piglets and butcher one at a time can put the meat in my freezer and share the other half with the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybuz Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 flying pigs are harder to catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Rising feed prices has made Thai pig farmers to reduce there stock . Supply is down significantly hence higher prices . Culling could well be next with a deadly swine flu detected which will further increase the market price of pork in Thailand . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 As an aside, it's not just pork and it's not just Thailand, rising food prices are a global problem. A bit off topic, but I personally find it interesting, that some link rising inflation in general to the dollarisation of international trade and the Fed's monetary policies; as some wit said - when America sneezes, the world catches a cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchWrapSupreme Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 17 hours ago, billd766 said: Then a few locals saw what he was doing and started pig farms for themselves using cheaper food, undercutting him with costs and producing cheaper but inferior pork. I don't like CP as much as the next guy, but in my experience the grades of pork have been: 1) CP Fresh Mart 2) The big open fresh market in the center of town 3) The truck that drives by every morning going "moo ma laew, moo ma laew" 4) Locals selling near the farms My poor farmer sister-in-law tries to help out once in awhile, with what little money she has, and occasionally gets us #4. Sometimes we get lucky, but usually, it gives everyone the runs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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