Supply differences are likely related to the time it takes to raise livestock from birth to meat or egg production (i.e., the turn-around time to raise chickens or turkeys is much quicker than the time to raise beef).
Supply differences are likely related to the time it takes to raise livestock from birth to meat or egg production (i.e., the turn-around time to raise chickens or turkeys is much quicker than the time to raise beef).
True. I have friends and family who raise small herds of beef cattle. Takes a lot of land and it's a tough business, including calving in blizzards and environmental over-reach. The only 'poultry farmers' I know are people with a half dozen or so chickens in their backyard. Although I do have a friend with acreage who puts corn out for the wild turkeys. Far as I know, she has not harvested any....
Supply differences are likely related to the time it takes to raise livestock from birth to meat or egg production (i.e., the turn-around time to raise chickens or turkeys is much quicker than the time to raise beef).
True. I have friends and family who raise small herds of beef cattle. Takes a lot of land and it's a tough business, including calving in blizzards and environmental over-reach. The only 'poultry farmers' I know are people with a half dozen or so chickens in their backyard. Although I do have a friend with acreage who puts corn out for the wild turkeys. Far as I know, she has not harvested any....