Is the 'Worldwide Bacon Shortage' for Real?
According to a big PR alarm sounded by the UK’s National Pig Association trade group (a real thing, we assure you), the globe will soon undergo a major pork shortage. Non-Kosher disaster ahead!
Well, right now the problem really stems from an overabundance of pig meat on the market. Porkocalypse, or Aporkalypse if you will, will happen due to a drought in the UK that has pushed the cost of corn and soy feed up, forcing farmers to slaughter more of their pigs, flooding the market with sausage and driving the price of pork down around the world.
The
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in