Pork Belly Prices

[smokeamotive]

Holy pig that would make a lot of bacon! I contacted the Swift meat company yesterday for pork bellies. Told them I would be making it at home and what not, here is the email I received...

Our minimum del quantity is 40,000 lbs . I make 9/11-11/13 13/15 & 15/17 skinless bellies.

These are all formula priced and the prices change as the bellies and the credit items prices change.

Example right now the 9/11 11/13 & 13/15 skinless bellies are priced  at 1.4500 fob the plants.

Did I read that right or maybe it was a typo?  40,000 lbs of bellies?! Now my next question...the 9/11 13/15 and all that. Is that a ratio of meat to fat or something? and what would be the ideal one to look for? Thanks for the help!

Dont quote me on this, I'm just guessin, but it looks to me that these numbers represent the size of the belly in lbs. 9 to 11 lb 13 to 15lb etc.....
 

 

[girlsgames]

I think that the price of this commodity will stay about the same

 

[tailgate72]

I just talked to our local meat guy a few days ago and he quoted me $6 a lb for a 40lb box. After hearing that, I nearly had a heart attack.

 

[Bearcarver]

Holy pig that would make a lot of bacon! I contacted the Swift meat company yesterday for pork bellies. Told them I would be making it at home and what not, here is the email I received...

Our minimum del quantity is 40,000 lbs . I make 9/11-11/13 13/15 & 15/17 skinless bellies.

These are all formula priced and the prices change as the bellies and the credit items prices change.

Example right now the 9/11 11/13 & 13/15 skinless bellies are priced  at 1.4500 fob the plants.

Did I read that right or maybe it was a typo?  40,000 lbs of bellies?! Now my next question...the 9/11 13/15 and all that. Is that a ratio of meat to fat or something? and what would be the ideal one to look for? Thanks for the help!

You could find another smoker in Kentucky, and split a delivery.

Then you only each have to take 20,000 pounds each. 

Bear

PS:  I think 9/11 means 9 to 11 pounds, 11/13 means 11 to 13 pounds, etc. Those are size batches they make.

Edit:  OOOPS, Smokeamotive already said that, so I agree with him.

 

[confederateknowhow]

You could find another smoker in Kentucky, and split a delivery.

Then you only each have to take 20,000 pounds each. 

Bear

PS:  I think 9/11 means 9 to 11 pounds, 11/13 means 11 to 13 pounds, etc. Those are size batches they make.

Edit:  OOOPS, Smokeamotive already said that, so I agree with him.

Thanks for the help guys...Wildflower contacted me when I first started this thread. We are going to split a 40 lb case. It will be a first for both of us. 

 

[billyj571]

Going to call my butcher and get a price all this talk of bacon gave me the urge to make bacon .

 

[dpeart]

I bought mine at the local mexican meat market and it was a 15pound belly for $2.69.

wholesale they cost me 1.87 - 2.05 per pound in 40 pound cases.  I typically order meat once per month if anyone in Austin TX area is interested, they come from Action Meat out of Houston.  I've never ordered their bellies before but think I'm going to give it a shot next month.

dave

 

[roller]

I paid 1.99 for the 2 I bought and they weighted 12 and 13lbs...That was about a month ago...

 

[simple]

Ordered 10 lbs. of "Fresh Side" today from an actual realistic butcher shop yesterday.  There are few of them around here, and most of them apparently consider themselves to be meat artists or something.  One quoted me $4.99/lb for belly, one "doesn't deal in things like that"  (?? WTH?? I thought it was a butcher shop?), and one had a great website but never bothered answering my email inquiring about prices.  

I did have to convince each one I didn't want "hog maul", but when I told them what I wanted it for, two of them considered it to be pork belly, and the one I ordered it from called it "fresh side".  That's what Dad had always called it, too, and I had never heard of referred to as "pork belly" until I came down with this sickness we call a hobby.  Anyway, I got it for $2.69/lb.  The best price I've seen for bacon on sale in the stores lately has been $4.09, so I'm good with $2.69.

 

[eman]

$2.69 - $2.89lb is the standard price per lb around here.

 

[Bearcarver]

Yup---That's about it.

So far, I've never paid above $3, or less than $2.

Bear

 

[confederateknowhow]

Well, I was hoping to have some bellies by now. Unfortunately, due to certain event's, I don't have the extra funds for them at the moment. I have some parts I need to get for my Jeep, that's my daily driver and had an emergency tooth extraction for my five year old son last week. He fell on a playground at school and split one of his k-9's in half. Along with some other things that are going on in my life right now that I just can't avoid. Hopefully things will be better soon and I can get back to what I love...wish me luck Wednesday!

 

[navyjeremy]

Here in Italy I ordered some from the Commissary, took about a week to get here from Germany, but it was 1.54/lb.

 

[alblancher]

You may want to ask your butcher for "Green Bacon"  green meaning uncured.

That a good price at the commissary.

 

[blacklab]

Late on this thread here in Vancouver Wa usa right now $4.29 seen it as high as $4.79 That's at Butcher Boys on 4th plain. Looks like I'll be sticking to BBB.

 

[dalglish]

Late on this thread here in Vancouver Wa usa right now $4.29 seen it as high as $4.79 That's at Butcher Boys on 4th plain. Looks like I'll be sticking to BBB.

Not that it's much cheaper but I got it at fubonn for $3.99/lb. it's very fresh and they have full slabs or will cut to size. Over in Portland on 82nd...

http://www.fubonn.com/

 

[cgaengineer]

Found some for $2.79 per pound at an asian market.

 

[kevin13]

FWIW...I paid $2.29/lb for a frozen Excel 13.5 lb belly from a local butcher a few weeks ago.

Yesterday, I took my deer meat to a butcher I use that's about 45 min. from me and asked if they had any pork bellies. They had just slaughtered some pigs earlier in the day and had some fresh available at $2.19/lb and they were alot thicker than the Excel I had gotten. Picked up 4 of them since they looked so good. Avg. weight of the 4 was about 14 lbs.

 

[solaryellow]

Picked up another case from Whole Foods today. Once I saw the price I asked them to order me another case.

Can't beat that price for pasture raised fresh pork belly. Gonna start some Pancetta this week.

 

[alblancher]

that must be a 5 belly case,  very good price,  I'm paying about 2.25 for a 3 belly case, never frozen, rind on