Where's the Beef, Indeed: A Steak Shortage Hits N.Y.

[KarlMarx]

The country's effort to move away from a dependence on foreign oil and embrace green initiatives appears to be behind a change in one of New York's purest traditions, the menu of the classic steakhouse.

The production of ethanol, which is made from corn, is one major reason classic cuts of prime beef are becoming more and more expensive, an analyst at the cattle market analysis firm Cattle-Fax, Tod Kalous (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Tod+Kalous), said.

"It's getting worse," the owner of Ben Benson (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Ben+Benson)'s Steakhouse, Ben Benson, said. "The problems the ranchers are having are making it more difficult because feed is getting more expensive."

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remainder of article at:

http://www.nysun.com/article/60032



the one law that liberals can't repeal is the law of supply and demand

ethanol production also has helped to increase the price of ice cream (dairy cattle are fed corn, corn is more expensive, dairy products become more expensive....)

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/united_states/article2080599.ece

so, it seems like the choice is being dependent on foreign oil or starving to death...

bravo, libs, way to go, now you've screwed up the food supply!


P.S. Hey libs, the next time you get a bright idea to save the planet, please do us all a favor and do two things first?
1. SHUT
2. UP

[red states rule]

This is interesting.........

Ethanol Raising Price of Beef
By Noel Sheppard | August 8, 2007 - 17:17 ET

So, you want to use corn to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil, huh? Have you thought through all of the ramifications first?

For instance, how are cattle ranchers going to afford to feed their cows, and what might that do to the availability of beef around the country and its price?

Clearly, such issues weren't fully considered before Congress decided to mandate the use of ethanol additives in gasoline as reported by the New York Sun Wednesday (emphasis added):

The country's effort to move away from a dependence on foreign oil and embrace green initiatives appears to be behind a change in one of New York's purest traditions, the menu of the classic steakhouse.

The production of ethanol, which is made from corn, is one major reason classic cuts of prime beef are becoming more and more expensive, an analyst at the cattle market analysis firm Cattle-Fax, Tod Kalous, said.

So, let's look at the results of this ethanol experiment so far, shall we:

Corn prices have skyrocketed
Gasoline prices have skyrocketed
More pollutants are being released into the air given how much dirtier ethanol blends are than unblended gasoline
Fuel efficiency has declined as ethanol blends get fewer miles per gallon than unblended gasoline
Meat prices have risen with better cuts less available
Rainforests are being cleared to make room to grow crops.
All makes sense to me.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/08/08/ethanol-raising-price-beef