Florida only supplies about 3% of beef to the industry, so I doubt it. It's more culture war than anything. "They're coming for your steaks!" Whoever the fuck "they" are.
Isn't this actually a way to keep the steaks on the table?
Us liberals, is what they mean. I dunno what we’d do with it, though. We’re all vegetarian.
I don't think you meant it seriously, but I was surprised how few vegetarians/vegans there are in the US. Even among self-described liberals, it's only 9%.[0] Although it does seem that more people are reducing their meat consumption.
I would’ve thought the number to be higher, too. I will say I’ve tried the current batch of veggie-based fake meat and it’s only good in certain applications. I suspect the vatjob meat coming out will be much the same for some time to come.