| By: Hemi Kim | Reading time: 7 minutes |
| The average American eats about 55 pounds of beef per year, based on 2019 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Availability data, a proxy for food consumption. Since the USDA began keeping statistics, the average amount of beef consumed per capita rose from 32 pounds per person in 1932 to 88.8 pounds in 1976 and has since steadily fallen. The vast majority of cows in the United States—about 41 million cows were being raised for beef and dairy in 2019—live to be about 14 to 16 months old, less than a tenth of the expected lifespan of a cow living in an animal sanctuary. The history of eating meat in America begins with hunted meat. This predates the arrival of the settler colonialists who created a system of white supremacy, within which the story of meat-eating became primarily one of stealing American Indian land, raising cows on that land, and the consumption of domesticated meat. In the 20th century, meat consumption has also been heavily tied to farming innovations. For example, after World War II, farmers began using antibiotics to prevent the spread of disease among animals living too close together. The resulting efficiency of the meat production system also came with a price of hazardous conditions for low-wage workers. Slaughterhouses tend to hire Black, Latino, Asian, and both undocumented and documented immigrant workers for dangerous, trauma-inducing, non-unionized work. But how did cattle farming become like this, and what might the future hold for beef consumption in the U.S.? Read more |
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Thanks, European style cultured butter made from cashews & coconut oil sounds exquisite.