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| Beef prices set to surge further as farmers sell off cattle herds |
| 2022-07-31 |
 [FoxBusinessNews] U.S.cattle producers are sending higher numbers of breeding stock to the sale barn, and some are liquidating their herds entirely, signaling a trend that analysts say will likely push already-elevated beef prices even higher in the not-too-distant future.The latest cattle report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the market has contracted to levels not seen in years, with total inventory dropping 2% to 98.8 million head since July 2021. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 The Transition marches on. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-07-31 11:28 |
| #2 If they didn’t have to slaughter the cattle because of the lack of food they’d have to do it to prevent nitrogen and CO2 emissions. The vegetarians are in charge. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2022-07-31 08:35 |
| #1 The usual suspects want to scare you, but irradiated beef can store for far longer. It does lose the 'fresh' taste of recently slaughtered variety if you are a gourmand. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-07-31 07:34 |