"Atkin's diet causing higher prices"

Todays Arizona Republic newspaper has a large headline on the business
section which says, "High beef prices pound buyers". The second line
states, "Import ban, diet fads linked to costs". Within the article it
says, "A ban on Canadian beef imports since May and the surging
popularity of red meat fueled partly by the low-carb Atkins diet, have
combined to drive wholesale beef prices to record levels".
It sort of reminds me of the phony gasoline shortages. When the big
guys want to exploit a circumstance, they have the wheelbase to do it!
George

I noticed that today but I paid a higher price for my steak but they
had a deal to gat a 15 lb turkey for $5.00 so I got my $ worth

wow! When I bought my 15 pound Turkey for Thanksgiving (Canadian TG is in
October), I paid a whopping 28 dollars CDN for it. Maybe I'd better start
going back across the border to buy my meat.
On the other hand, the last beef roast I bought was approx. 4.00 a pound.

TJ

" wrote in message ...
Todays Arizona Republic newspaper has a large headline on the business
section which says, "High beef prices pound buyers". The second line
states, "Import ban, diet fads linked to costs". Within the article it
says, "A ban on Canadian beef imports since May and the surging
popularity of red meat fueled partly by the low-carb Atkins diet, have
combined to drive wholesale beef prices to record levels".
It sort of reminds me of the phony gasoline shortages. When the big
guys want to exploit a circumstance, they have the wheelbase to do it!
George

On a related note...my local paper ran a story earlier this week about
bakeries who are suffering because of LC diets. Their profits are
down and they're blaming the LC people.

bdw12069 wrote:

On a related note...my local paper ran a story earlier this week about
bakeries who are suffering because of LC diets. Their profits are
down and they're blaming the LC people.

LC or not, I'll not be having "baked goods" again, at least the kind
with flour and sugar in them. My body just can't stand it. All the
whining from companies who sell stuff my body can't stand won't change a
freakin' thing :-)

cm

Well said, CM!

Crafting Mom wrote:
bdw12069 wrote:

On a related note...my local paper ran a story earlier this week
about bakeries who are suffering because of LC diets. Their profits
are down and they're blaming the LC people.

LC or not, I'll not be having "baked goods" again, at least the kind
with flour and sugar in them. My body just can't stand it. All the
whining from companies who sell stuff my body can't stand won't
change a freakin' thing :-)

cm

DustyB
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" wrote in message ...
Todays Arizona Republic newspaper has a large headline on the business
section which says, "High beef prices pound buyers". The second line
states, "Import ban, diet fads linked to costs". Within the article it
says, "A ban on Canadian beef imports since May and the surging
popularity of red meat fueled partly by the low-carb Atkins diet, have
combined to drive wholesale beef prices to record levels".
It sort of reminds me of the phony gasoline shortages. When the big
guys want to exploit a circumstance, they have the wheelbase to do it!
George

Canada usually supplies 10% or more of the beef in the US. Since an
american-sourced cow was found with BSE in Canada, the US has shut the
door on Canadian beef. Prices in Canada have plummetted. I've
purchased half a beef carcass, cut, wrapped and frozen for $2.00 a
pound, and that is Canadian funds.

Dubya isn't in a hurry to open the borders to Canadian beef anytime
soon, as long as his texas beef ranchers are raking in the dough from
the inflated beef prices. Politics as usual in the US. The most
pro-free-enterprise country in the world has the most protectionist
policies in the world.

TC

"tcomeau" wrote in message
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Since an
american-sourced cow was found with BSE in Canada, the US has shut the
door on Canadian beef.

This was an American cow sold into Canada? This is the first time I have
heard this.

Cookie

Cookie Cutter wrote:
"tcomeau" wrote:

Since an american-sourced cow was found with BSE in Canada,
the US has shut the door on Canadian beef.

This was an American cow sold into Canada? This is the first
time I have heard this.


The cow was eight years old. It was owned by someone who
immigrated to Canada from the USA two (three?) years ago.
There have been efforts to find the ancestry of the cow.
Herds in BC, Alberta & Sask have been slaughtered. The
ancestry trail keeps leading back to the border, but
stalls there, so more herds are slaughtered. No other
mad cow disease has been found - not even in the chickens
taken from someone near here. (I want to know how you
could tell that a chicken was mad - would it wear its
underpants on its head?)

April.
Put out the cat.
--
"Things that try to look like things often do look more
like things than things. Well known fact."
Esmerelda Weatherwax (Pratchett 1988)

Hi April,
On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 08:03:10 GMT, you held up the following for
inspection:

No other
mad cow disease has been found - not even in the chickens
taken from someone near here. (I want to know how you
could tell that a chicken was mad - would it wear its
underpants on its head?)

Top Ten Signs Your Chickens Are Mad:
1 - They start chasing cars
2 - They develop a strange fondness for peanut butter - as a cosmetic
Next?

Take care
Carmen