Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Originally Posted by dale06
Originally Posted by Cheesy
Originally Posted by Theo Gallus
Walmart's position is that they will only sell "Walmart genetics" cattle; i.e. cattle produced from bull semen purchased from Walmart.


Huh?


I very seriously doubt that Walmart gives a rats ass about what bull semen get into their supply chain.

Let’s go Brandon.


Cheesy is right.

WalMart sells "Angus" beef for a premium, and have entered into the genetics game.

https://www.newsweek.com/meet-top-game-bull-whos-fathering-next-generation-walmarts-beef-1509724


Cheesy was wrong. Looks like Walmart is partnering with 44 Farms (driven by it dozens of times, wife grew up 8 miles from it in Central Texas) and testing “their” genetics in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

I’d reckon we are a long long way from Walmart only selling meat that they’ve had their hands on the semen that produced the steer sold in all their stores though. Too many pounds of beef pass through their stores for that. But, they’ll keep going at it, driving the small producers out until they’re in control of that market as well.