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<blockquote data-quote="ddg1263" data-source="post: 737071" data-attributes="member: 8445"><p>I think everyone here has said the same thing. People have culled their herd hard over the last several years because of the economic times. I know people are trying to catch a niche in the market, but in general the main force of our cattle population has dropped. I think it is much more than 1%. They may make that up the difference by bringing cows across the border from Mexico, but the guys in the trenches have hunkered down. </p><p></p><p>The guys who make the beef market have claimed that there is a lack of demand for our product, and this is the reason it has not spiked very much. However, I think our consumption is higher than ever. We may have seen a drop in prime steak consumption, but the rest of the cow is being consumed at higher levels than ever. Hamburger, roasts, briskets are in demand. I just do not trust the middle men who are publishing these reports and keeping the farmer deep in the red for their personal profits. I am sure the government wants to skew the data to keep food prices down as much as they can. People lacking a job and being hungry makes for terrible elections. Anyway, it just seems to me that there are going to be fewer claves being sold this year due to us rebuilding our herds and an oversold market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ddg1263, post: 737071, member: 8445"] I think everyone here has said the same thing. People have culled their herd hard over the last several years because of the economic times. I know people are trying to catch a niche in the market, but in general the main force of our cattle population has dropped. I think it is much more than 1%. They may make that up the difference by bringing cows across the border from Mexico, but the guys in the trenches have hunkered down. The guys who make the beef market have claimed that there is a lack of demand for our product, and this is the reason it has not spiked very much. However, I think our consumption is higher than ever. We may have seen a drop in prime steak consumption, but the rest of the cow is being consumed at higher levels than ever. Hamburger, roasts, briskets are in demand. I just do not trust the middle men who are publishing these reports and keeping the farmer deep in the red for their personal profits. I am sure the government wants to skew the data to keep food prices down as much as they can. People lacking a job and being hungry makes for terrible elections. Anyway, it just seems to me that there are going to be fewer claves being sold this year due to us rebuilding our herds and an oversold market. [/QUOTE]
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