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Where will beef prices be in a year...in 2 years????
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<blockquote data-quote="MoGal" data-source="post: 488946" data-attributes="member: 1346"><p>My horseshoer went out to CA a few months ago and was told the alfalfa hay is being sold by the boatload to China... as fast as they can load it........ so I imagine that is already impacting your west coast hay market.</p><p></p><p>They have a political forum over at ranchers.net but since this deals with cattle and cattle only. I believe the lower and middle class will suffer in their ability to buy groceries. They already are and we aren't even in rough places yet (look out for 2009 and 2010). As the packers have gone global and the "free" (but not fair or equal) trade agreements allow them to import as much beef as they want, its pressuring the US beef producer to lower prices, in addition to the increased grain, hay, and production cost of that beef from birth to the consumer plate.</p><p></p><p>This is my opinion only, but I think production costs will remain high and the price the cattle producer will get in 2009/2010 will compare to the 1970's.......... and if you can't compete then oh well, the packers will just import more from Brazil, Argentina, Australia, etc......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoGal, post: 488946, member: 1346"] My horseshoer went out to CA a few months ago and was told the alfalfa hay is being sold by the boatload to China... as fast as they can load it........ so I imagine that is already impacting your west coast hay market. They have a political forum over at ranchers.net but since this deals with cattle and cattle only. I believe the lower and middle class will suffer in their ability to buy groceries. They already are and we aren't even in rough places yet (look out for 2009 and 2010). As the packers have gone global and the "free" (but not fair or equal) trade agreements allow them to import as much beef as they want, its pressuring the US beef producer to lower prices, in addition to the increased grain, hay, and production cost of that beef from birth to the consumer plate. This is my opinion only, but I think production costs will remain high and the price the cattle producer will get in 2009/2010 will compare to the 1970's.......... and if you can't compete then oh well, the packers will just import more from Brazil, Argentina, Australia, etc...... [/QUOTE]
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