People working in the meat industry: could/can you actually feel the effects of the rise of veganism of the last ~10 years? How (much) did it affect the area you work in?

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People working in the meat industry: could/can you actually feel the effects of the rise of veganism of the last ~10 years? How (much) did it affect the area you work in? - Lemmy.World

Volume is pretty ridiculously tracked by regulatory bodies that are responsible for food safety.

The US’s data is here: ers.usda.gov/…/livestock-and-meat-domestic-data/

I’d copy and past some stuff into this thread, but it looks like some parts of this site are under maintenance right now. That said, others have charted the data. agweb.com/…/drivers-us-capita-meat-consumption-ov…

USDA ERS - Livestock and Meat Domestic Data

The Livestock & Meat Domestic Data contains current and historical data on pork, beef, veal, and poultry, including production, supply, utilization, and farm prices.

I see the 2008 decline in beef.
Thanks to Oprah
I’d think the financial crash. What did Oprah say?

Oprah did a very controversial, very public show about mad cow disease, implying it was in America, and led to a big lawsuit.

There are multiple sources of info, but for some easy listening, checkout the podcast ‘Maintenance Phase’ which did a 2 part feature on it.