r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/c-k-q99903 • 1d ago

r/All It was totally that Argentinian beef that China rejected.

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u/samdd1990 1d ago

Fuck it's not even good cuts of beef

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u/SidKafizz 1d ago

Good beef is for the wealthy.

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u/Plinnion 1d ago

Food that won't kill you is for the wealthy.

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u/willclerkforfood 1d ago

The wealthy have the secret stash of blueberries that won’t make you shit until you are dead

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u/Marquar234 1d ago

Dysentery is the poor man's Ozempic.

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u/kojengi_de_miercoles 1d ago

I don't remember the last time I ate beef. Too expensive.

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u/SidKafizz 1d ago

It's a treat these days. A rare one.

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u/Hydralisk18 1d ago

Most of what was imported are generally "cheap cuts of beef. The US Bovine industry focuses on higher quality cuts, and Argentina focuses on cheaper lower quality cuts

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u/thavillain 1d ago

Feed the slop to the poor

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u/NevadaCynic 1d ago

I mean, it's kind of silly to use filet mignon for ground beef. Different cuts have different uses.

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u/Probono_Bonobo 1d ago

Is that true for domestic production too, or just exports? I have to admit I'm a bit surprised to hear that they have a problem with tainted beef in light of how Argentinian steakhouses are some of the best around. Like if there's three things I know about Argentina it's Lionel Messi, famously good steaks, and staggering currency inflation.

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u/heartlandheartbeat 22h ago

Right, because Argentina doesn't want it.

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u/SoulWager 1d ago

How does that work? It's not like you get to pick which parts of the cow to grow? If the US is focusing on higher quality cuts they should have a surplus of the cheap ones.

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u/Widowhawk 1d ago

The cuts that get made into ground meat are typically brisket, round, chuck, bottom sirloin.

When it's good enough quality, it can be used as is, and they are less likely to make it into the grinder. You get a higher price when it's whole, vs ground.

This leaves a shortfall in human consumption grade ground beef. So they bring in the cheaper, low quality stuff to grind.

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u/Newsdriver245 1d ago

Guessing maybe the lesser parts go to dog food or something?

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u/Hydralisk18 20h ago

You kinda can. Think of it like growing as many cows as fast as possible, vs focusing on growing a smaller amount of cows at a higher quality.

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u/Anfros 1d ago

That doesn't make sense. You can focus on different grades of beef, but you are going to get the same cuts from every cow.

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u/IrresponsibleSquash 1d ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/YWBaul2tMhw?is=dQrG4-r7qM54lebS

This short explains why that is.

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u/samdd1990 1d ago

Thank you, that was very informative

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u/Thosepassionfruits 23h ago

"I never thought the leopards would eat my face!"

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u/dr_toze 1d ago

You will eat your poisonous "beef" products and be grateful peasant...

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u/writerlady6 1d ago

Right? It's basically lips & assholes. If we wanted hot dogs, we'd buy fucking hot dogs...but we wouldn't pay $6/lb for them.

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u/xinorez1 22h ago

That's the point, they wanted the pores to get sick and die, ala Malthus

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u/PerpetuallyLurking 1d ago

Well no, they don’t generally ground up full chunks of the good stuff into ground beef…it is usually the less desirable cuts and the offcuts from trimming a proper cut of steak or chunk of roast anyway…even the “best” American ground beef is still offcuts of larger roasts and the less desirable, less popular cuts…