Posted 2/11/2019 10:15 (#7313186 - in reply to #7312979) Subject: RE: Retail meat values
all over Iowa
That could be part of it.
I don't know that imported lean trimmings are cheaper than those produced in the U.S. but the availability of those trimmings is probably part of what prevents anyone from building a new cow kill plant. But even if a new plant was built, it wouldn't change the math - we would still need imported lean trimmings to keep up with the ground beef demand of our consumers.