90 - Protein, Pork, Prices, and Prognostication

You’ve likely not heard of Urner Barry but the company does a lot of behind the scenes work in the Business of Agriculture. Specifically, they report data and analytics on global protein production, consumption, and pricing. They’ve been doing this for 160 years, when Mr. Urner began a poultry pricing report on America’s docks. In this episode, I talk to two Urner Barry specialists about the world of meat, eggs, fish, and other protein. What does the wet farm belt mean for meat? How did the rainy Spring impact steak sales? And – the biggie – what does China’s African Swine Fever epidemic mean for global meat prices and consumption? Listen and you’ll find out all that and more. If you want to know about the “prognostication” part of this episode, China’s pork problems are going to be impacting food for a while!