Low milk prices have dairy farmers killing cows
Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote:
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>> I find this disturbing. I can't believe there isn't another way to
>> deal with it. Government cheese for all?
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> Remember a whiles back when peeps were crying about the price of a gallon of
> milk, seems like ages ago now. Dairy products are now about as cheap as
> I've ever seen them...
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> Will the increased cow supply mean cheaper beef, or...???
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Most dairy cattle get butchered for canned meats and ground meat.
Doesn't necessarily mean beef will be cheaper though. Friend sold a
bunch of calves in July that were picked up by the buyer this month.
Luckily he sold them then because the going price at auction as fallen
pretty good.
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