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Old 02-05-2013, 02:45 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by columbia1 View Post
Even with the high cost of beef in this country ranchers are still having a tough time making ends meet because of high grain prices. If we were to limit exports I doubt the price of beef would go down much in the long-term. Ranchers would reduce the size of their herds.
and that is just what's happening:

Associate Press reports " lowest January cattle inventory since 1952"
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=153196

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