Bison are a hot commodity these days. Consumer demand for healthy meat has sent prices soaring.
Bison fans say the lean meat has a rich, beefy flavor but it’s a little sweeter.
While retail prices vary, ground bison has been selling for about $7 a pound, compared with a little more than $5 a year ago.
It’s still a niche product: About 92,000 head of bison were processed in 2009 in North America, less than one day’s beef production. CNN founder Ted Turner is the world’s largest bison rancher with about 55,000 head. They weigh about 1,000 pounds and can plow through 5-foot snow drifts.
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