Wow..the price of meat!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Totally agree with you on meat prices, BUT we are rearing our first batch of pigs, and feed prices are going up and up, Plus the government have brought in laws, so we can not feed any kitchen waste/peelings etc which used to balance the price out of the hard food.

We buy horse carrots etc to bulk out their, our first one is going on a non-returnable holiday;) on the 30th of this month, and we workd it out we have to charge £4.50 per kg when we sell half a pig....

I am looking for someone local where I can buy half a lamb..

If I am going to pay higher prices, I would rather it be spent direct with the breeder/rearer or local butcher rather than the supermarkets...

D&DD

I usually buy half a lamb and halve that with my parents as neither of us ever has room for it otherwise it does work out cheaper and our butcher asks how we want it etc..

Chicken I'm afraid I buy supermarket 3 for £10 deals wherever its cheapest or I have vouchers for

Pork,sausages,sausagemeat I get from the butchers as I prefer the taste and don't use as much.

CTC another forum I read in the US said the price will drop for pork/meat first as a lot of farmers there are culling their herds due to poor harvests of their winter fodder and rising feed prices so it will be cheaper for a while then expect the price to shoot up as the meat being reared will obviously be less so expect to pay premium prices.Does this seem to be the case over here too or are we already on the prices going up phase??

Popperwell

G4TD,
Today(I forgot to take extra money with me)I spend too much(and for a single person)on benefits due to health, a reduction in income because Mum passed away in April and the changes that are comingdoesn't help but I got two breaded haddocks for 68p(saving of £2)high quality pork sausages 68p(saving £1.90)and a pork loin £2.20(saving £2.20)

Rarely does our local Tesco's have as much reduced or what could be called decent.

I am not a snob but I never imagined that I would be going through the yellow stickered items trying to find a bargain...

Fresh veg...still haven't got the cheap imperfect veg we have been promised. A lot of it seems expensive and some items are unavailable...

So today the prepared veg seemed not much more expensive to the fresh as many were reduced so I should get a few meals out of it and I save time getting it ready and may get a few meals across the week. I spent 4.25 and for that got brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccali, leeks, turnip, carrot, onions, swede and Curly Kale.

Is that value?

PasturesNew

Popperwell wrote: »

Never eaten rabbit, might have to start...

It's bl00dy lovely. I've not had it for about 30 years, but my uncle used to shoot the occasional rabbit and bring one round and skin it. Mum'd bake rabbit meat in a pie with gravy/carrots. It was served with boiled spuds.

Popperwell

Well, I had a lovely pet rabbit 27 years ago and that is given for the decline in rabbit as a meal these days...I found out the other week a neighbour had been skinning rabbits all afternoon. I assume for food...

COOLTRIKERCHICK

D&DD..

Yep... there is going to be a glut.....If the predictons are right, I know by reading loads of posts on various forums, and general talk at the farm auctions that people are getting out of livestock in general.... even chicken breeders are struggling, even with people buying pet chickens for the back garden..

art_for_arts_sake

WantToBeSE wrote: »

...i decided to buy a gammon joint...£6, and only enough meat for us and the cat

:eek: Not a good idea feeding cured meat like gammon or bacon to a pet, or corned beef which is also full of salt, it can cause all sorts of problems. Keep the gammon for yourself.

Helen2k8

Popperwell wrote: »

Well, I had a lovely pet rabbit 27 years ago and that is given for the decline in rabbit as a meal these days...

It also makes it hard to get advice and information should one wish to rear backyard bunnies :mad: I think rearing chickens for eggs is fine now, rearing chickens for meat will get you some funny looks, but dispatching Thumper is a step too far. Mind you, you get more meat for the feed you put in, most of which can be grown or gathered for free, and you get the pelts to use as well...


£2.50 is good for a rabbit, I'd go for a stew or something to begin with, as you won't be sure how old the rabbit is/was. Remember it's very lean so needs a dollop of butter or a chunk of bacon in

thriftyniftyme

Some random thoughts -

Agree with most of what's been said (especially that rabbit is flipping lovely, but the most surprising people can get VERY squeamish and/or upset about it, so beware...)

When I price up meat I prefer to price it against the portion we'll actually eat, rather than just the 'base' price per kilo. Ironically it tends to make cheap cuts relatively even cheaper. For example, mince, casseroles and pies are very easy to bulk out with cheaper things whereas there's nowhere to run with steak and OH will expect more meat if it's all presented in one chunk. One reason why I've never bought a whole lamb or half a cow is that I tend to steer clear of premium cuts, so while it might be nice to have some of the prime stuff once in a while I wouldn't actually save any money.

One awesome beef cut is the flank - cut one way it's stewing meat but cut the other it's suitable for frying as 'steak' - I've never seen it in supermarkets but my butcher does it for pennies per kilo more than mince.

I find it easier to serve up meat-free meals if I don't make any mention of the fact that they're meat-free!

chem1st

Meat is ridiculously cheap in this country. I eat meat every day.

Pork for example, can be bought for £3-£5 a kilo (I did manage to buy some recently from Morrisons on offer at just £1.50 per kilo - it costs more than that to produce it!)

I have seen bread for sale that is more expensive than meat, even potatoes! Fresh fruit is often more expensive than meat too.

I often see people throw bits of meat out for the birds! (And these are elderly people - supposedly went through rationing, but I have never known a group more wasteful with food).