That issue is not unique to the US, both in terms of giant factory farms and consolidation. Factory farming is the dominate mode of global meat, dairy, etc. production
Essentially I am contrasting it with Canadian supply managed chicken (which is one thing the USA has been long trying to make Canada give up), which allows…
smaller flocks that can more easily manage biosecurity
Sure it’s worse in the US, but that’s not saying a lot. The meat, dairy, egg, etc. industries aren’t that much rosier in Canada or anywhere in the world
Chicken parts sold in the store in the US are absolutely monstrous compared to Canada, the typical grocery store chicken thigh is half the size in Canada.
That issue is not unique to the US, both in terms of giant factory farms and consolidation. Factory farming is the dominate mode of global meat, dairy, etc. production
For instance, Three Companies Have ‘Almost Complete Market Domination’ Of UK Poultry Supply
Essentially I am contrasting it with Canadian supply managed chicken (which is one thing the USA has been long trying to make Canada give up), which allows…
In Canada, there is a set number of chickens.
Sure it’s worse in the US, but that’s not saying a lot. The meat, dairy, egg, etc. industries aren’t that much rosier in Canada or anywhere in the world
There’s still plenty of factory farming Canada, practices like Gestation Crates are still dominant at 70% of pig farms in Canada, there’s an active ongoing lawsuit about Ontario’s ag-gag laws at the Canadian Supreme court right now, etc.
Hogs aren’t supply managed and the difference is apparent. And absolutely, i’m no vegan but fuck Doug Ford’s industry kowtow with the ag-gag law.
Kinda wild that most store-bought chicken doesn’t taste good at all. At least it’s not making us sick. 😄
I don’t diss supply mgmt. Just personal taste opinion. I think supply mgmt is very important for us and its benefits are obvious.
Chicken parts sold in the store in the US are absolutely monstrous compared to Canada, the typical grocery store chicken thigh is half the size in Canada.
That’s crazy. The Canadian ones are monstrous compared to what we used to grow in our European backyard thirty years ago.