Comment Re:don't forget the market of fungible commodities (Score 1) 619
Thank god Britain has moved away from this! even the cheap meat in the UK is rarely from futher than the continent, most supermarkets won't stock any other meat than british, unless its maybe a new zeland lamb or a danish pig. The thought of importing meat from Botswana because it is naturally low in fat and mixing it with beef which is high in fat, rather than just cutting the fat off before you mince it, and using that fat for beef dripping, suet, lard, and countless other rendered fat products seems odd?
You will find meat from South Africa from trade suppliers, but even then not that much, because the british beef/pork/lamb/chicken etc labeling is worth so much to us. So no, i dont want skinny cows raised on reclaimed rainforest, with visable bones providing my meat thank you very much. I'm looking at the field that supplies my local butcher and local supermarket outside my window. I'm just off for a Rib-Eye....