This isn’t accurate in Canada, Chicken is far more expensive here. Pork is usually the more affordable meat choice.
I can get a full pork loin (for chops) for $9/kg, but chicken breasts or boneless skinless thighs are $12-15/kg. Those are Costco prices which are cheaper than regular price at a normal grocery store.
I just checked Thrifty Foods (Sobeys) and they have Boneless Skinless thighs at $23.80/kg, breasts at $22.70 per kg, and pork chops at $17.60/kg.
Even ground beef is cheaper than chicken $10/kg at Costco, and $14.30/kg at Thrifties.
The price comparison between sources is still unfair as animal agriculture receives $2 billion in subsidies a year which calculates down to $49 per Canadian.
The graph displays protein per unit weight on the Y axis, but protein per 100g on the X axis.
Pork Chops are at a similar X location to Chicken breast, but chicken breast is lower on the Y axis, that means that the chicken should be cheaper. It isn’t though.
The dead giveaway that this is going to be wrong is that it’s in USD, which doesn’t apply to Canada since we have supply management on poultry here.
This isn’t accurate in Canada, Chicken is far more expensive here. Pork is usually the more affordable meat choice.
I can get a full pork loin (for chops) for $9/kg, but chicken breasts or boneless skinless thighs are $12-15/kg. Those are Costco prices which are cheaper than regular price at a normal grocery store.
I just checked Thrifty Foods (Sobeys) and they have Boneless Skinless thighs at $23.80/kg, breasts at $22.70 per kg, and pork chops at $17.60/kg.
Even ground beef is cheaper than chicken $10/kg at Costco, and $14.30/kg at Thrifties.
Tofu is $6.60/kg
The price comparison between sources is still unfair as animal agriculture receives $2 billion in subsidies a year which calculates down to $49 per Canadian.
Okay, but that’s a completely different topic than your Original Post, and doesn’t address the points made in the post you were responding to.
This graph displays cost based on grams of protein per unit weight, not based on weight alone. You’re comparing items based on weight alone.
The graph displays protein per unit weight on the Y axis, but protein per 100g on the X axis.
Pork Chops are at a similar X location to Chicken breast, but chicken breast is lower on the Y axis, that means that the chicken should be cheaper. It isn’t though.
The dead giveaway that this is going to be wrong is that it’s in USD, which doesn’t apply to Canada since we have supply management on poultry here.