Bad news for braai lovers

[Creag]

Johannesburg - Braai-loving South Africans face higher prices for lamb chops and steaks for at least two years as worst drought since 1992 dries up the county’s grasslands.

While farmers are currently selling and slaughtering more livestock than usual to protect grazing and generate cash for feed, a supply shortage is expected from April, which will raise meat prices then, Pieter Spies, the managing director of agribusiness GWK., said in an interview in Douglas in the Northern Cape province.

“There’s proper supply at the moment but come the second quarter of next year, there is going to be a shortage of livestock,” Spies said. “The cycle will take two years to bed down after good rains - it could even take longer - it all depends on how depleted the flocks will be.”

The rest at sauce: Business Report | http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/bad-news-for-braai-lovers-1.1954495#.VmA2bL_YGFs

 

[Flanders]

I was half expecting to open this thread and read the words 'braai tax'. LOL

 

[LazyLion]

There should be a short term price decrease as farmers glut the market with stock that they can't feed.
But when that glut is over, then prices should increase.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I was half expecting to open this thread and read the words 'braai tax'. LOL

As was I..

Or a braai license type effort.

 

[The_Librarian]

Bugger that, I will braai!

 

[Pitbull]

This means more trips to the farm now...

Used to be much easier to just buy the meat from a butcher than having to go to the farm slaughter a Cattle and drive all the way back. It's a whole damn weekend of work.

I feel for the poor butchers now though.

 

[kang]

I was half expecting to open this thread and read the words 'braai tax'. LOL

And me.
Like ozone tax sort of thing. I'm braaing this evening. I am a bit late this week. Usually on my second braai for the week on a Thursday.

 

[The_Librarian]

just glad there's not a naai tax out yet

 

[Drifter]

As if lamb is not expensive enough as it is.

 

[LazyLion]

As if lamb is not expensive enough as it is.

We usually look for the week old marinated lamp chops at Pick N Pay. They are usually half price - around R45.00 a kilo.

 

[Drifter]

We usually look for the week old marinated lamp chops at Pick N Pay. They are usually half price - around R45.00 a kilo.

Ok, At Checkers free range lamb is R119p/kg

 

[Flanders]

We usually look for the week old marinated lamp chops at Pick N Pay. They are usually half price - around R45.00 a kilo.

Lamb chops marinated for a week???








Damn. Now we're talkin'.

 

[AstroTurf]

There should be a short term price decrease as farmers glut the market with stock that they can't feed.
But when that glut is over, then prices should increase.

Not going to happen (in any noticeable way for the consumer at any rate).
The retailers and suppliers will score big time though.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Not going to happen (in any noticeable way for the consumer at any rate).
The retailers and suppliers will score big time though.

They may score on margin, but if they're buying more product and not dropping the price they may actually suffer a bit since they won't necessarily sell anymore.

 

[Vegeta]

Meat is meat... I'll just braai animals with a better supply/demand curve. Economics you beaut!

 

[Ninja'd]

just glad there's not a naai tax out yet

Kids

 

[LazyLion]

Lamb chops marinated for a week???
Damn. Now we're talkin'.

No, I think they only put the marinade on once the stock has been in the freezer for a certain time period
To kill the bugs and whatnot, you know!

Still tastes lekker though, never gotten sick yet!

 

[LazyLion]

Not going to happen (in any noticeable way for the consumer at any rate).
The retailers and suppliers will score big time though.

Yep, it's what SHOULD happen if they actually passed on the savings to the consumer in the short run.
But most likely they will just pocket the difference.... or use it to delay price increases.

 

[LazyLion]

Meat is meat... I'll just braai animals with a better supply/demand curve. Economics you beaut!

I hear the Donkey is very good right now!

 

[Flanders]

No, I think they only put the marinade on once the stock has been in the freezer for a certain time period
To kill the bugs and whatnot, you know!

Still tastes lekker though, never gotten sick yet!

Drat. Well I think maybe that should be a little holiday experiment then.