In article >, Sqwertz >
wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:10:26 -0500, Gene wrote:
>
> > http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eati...ay-mean-more-p
> > oorly-treated-cattle
>
> Prices will go up higher than what it really costs in added cattle,
> because:
>
> 1. The Beef lobby wants to punish us.
> 2. Because now they have a reason to charge more so they'll jack up
> the prices an extra 100% of the difference to put into their own
> pockets.
>
> You don't thin they're going to twist this to their advantage? Of
> course they are. Greed is what makes America great! Ask any
> politician.
>
> -sw

How did it ever benefit the cattle producers that the meat processors got more
useable product per cow?

It should have been the cattle producers lobbying against this all along