date:Jul 07, 2012
send cattle to the slaughterhouse giving a temporary increase to the beef supply so prices at the grocery would hold steady or even fall, he said. But if cows are sent to slaughter, there will be less calves in the next two years and supplies will be short and beef prices will likely increase, Lemenager added.
Extended heat can also affect the breeding season because cows cant conceive in the heat, another source said. Equally troubling, other protein groups including poultry and swine also dep