On 21 Nov 2006 08:09:55 -0800, "jerryeveretts" >
wrote:

>
>> $34.56 a pound? Before shipping? I don't think so.
>>
>> Then again, if I want Kobe beef from Snake River Farms, I can walk
>> exactly 1.5 blocks from my front step. I'm pretty sure I won't be
>> paying $34.56 a pound, either.
>
>I certaily wouldn't pay that either, as I said earlier, I work for a
>USDA processing facility. I am sure I can get a whole lipon quite a bit
>cheaper nat 34.56 a lb... I think more like 4.56 a lb
>
>Then again, it's not Kobe beef, which I have never had, and likely
>never will.

Snake River Farms hopes that you're wrong about that last part. I
haven't paid much attention to the prices lately, but their Kobe beef
isn't astronomically high-priced. I've been meaning to try their
Kurobuta pork.

Here's their online sto

http://secure.abfoodsusa.com/ABCommerce/products

Not astronomical, but still pretty pricey. Ribeye roast is $23-26/lb.
Briset is 3.42/lb.

http://www.snakeriverfarms.com/

Strictly speaking, it isn't Kobe beef if it doesn't come from Kobe,
Japan, but SRF raises the same breed of cattle (Wagyu).