Cdonahey41 > typed:
> The price went way up before the mad cow problems/ Since there is lot of
beef
> that can no longer be exported, this should indicate the price of beef will
go
> down. You know greater supply, lower price kind of reasoning. I just paid
> $3.29 for ground chuck recently.
>
> Does anybody know why the price of beef has skyrocketed? I presume people
> have been buying less, and would buy more if the price went down.

Because people *continue* to pay $3.29/# for ground mystery meat?
If you pay it, they will charge that much for it.

BOB