Den i vardagen enorma utmaningen för oss konsumenter att köpa en riktig bacon hellre än det blandade gris-avfallet som felaktigt säljs som bacon ska inte lura oss till att inte se det spectactual sönderfallet av det amerikanska federala samhället ansvarskännande politiker både bland demokrater och republikaner varnat för sedan veckor.
"The companies typically use data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to determine the cash value for hogs. However, USDA market prices have been suspended due to the government shutdown that began on October 1.
Smithfield, the largest U.S. pork packer, said in a letter to producers on Friday that it will begin using CME Group Inc (CME.O) data to price hogs. CME owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where livestock contracts are traded."
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"The shutdown has elevated the profiles of companies like Urner Barry that sell data similar to that which the government normally provides and boosted their subscriber lists."
Från: U.S. government shutdown forces Cargill, Smithfield to change hog pricing (2013-10-05) | Reuters
