It’s disappointing to see a race to the bottom with leather quality when it seems like there’s no need for that.
America has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge
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#12Americans are eating more beef than they have in a decade? That's really surprising; seems everyone I talk to - not just vegetarians - have started looking at beef as something to be indulged in only on occasion. I assume the climate impact is the main reason.
https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/about-the-industry/st... So beef consumption is up slightly since 2015, but is still far below its peak in 1976
I'm guessing it has more to do with doctor recommendations to limit red meat for health concerns and so people are moving to other meats like poultry.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/about-the-industry/st... So beef consumption is up slightly since 2015, but is still far below its peak in 1976
This is per capita. It would make more sense to get total numbers in this context.
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#14Americans are eating more beef than they have in a decade? That's really surprising; seems everyone I talk to - not just vegetarians - have started looking at beef as something to be indulged in only on occasion. I assume the climate impact is the main reason.
Huge swaths of America still see meat as an every meal thing ( myself included), and beef is a large part of that.
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#15Americans are eating more beef than they have in a decade? That's really surprising; seems everyone I talk to - not just vegetarians - have started looking at beef as something to be indulged in only on occasion. I assume the climate impact is the main reason.
We have eaten meat for thousands of years and most people will not stop doing that, just bcause it's currently fashionable to say you do not eat meat or have reduced consumption.
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#17Americans are eating more beef than they have in a decade? That's really surprising; seems everyone I talk to - not just vegetarians - have started looking at beef as something to be indulged in only on occasion. I assume the climate impact is the main reason.
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#18In World of Warcraft, there isn't any use for hides either. You can only cure them, but then there's nothing to do with the cured hides. The vendor price is static and set by Blizzard, though, so the prices don't change. I hope this comment has been useful to someone.
Re: America has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge
#19Americans are eating more beef than they have in a decade? That's really surprising; seems everyone I talk to - not just vegetarians - have started looking at beef as something to be indulged in only on occasion. I assume the climate impact is the main reason.