Bacon prices rising
Butcher Lou DeRosa, whose family has run Marconda’s Meats at the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market since 1941, cuts a slab of Danish pork belly in half. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Lou DeRosa at Marconda’s Meats cuts slices of bacon from a Danish pork belly. DeRosa says the Danish pork belly is one of the best and most popular meats he sells. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Lou DeRosa of Marconda’s Meats at the L.A. Farmer’s Market says bacon prices “go up every six months, much more than your typical meat item, because everyone is buying it.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Lou DeRosa at Marconda’s Meats works the family’s original register from the 1940s. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Danish bacon sells for $8.98 a pound at Marconda’s Meats at the L.A. Farmer’s Market. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)