[AT] price of beef

[Ralph Goff]

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From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 8:40 PM
Subject: [AT] price of beef



While at the market today I noticed sirloin at $7.99 /lb.  I saw no 
porterhouse at all in the display case.  Must have been too expensive to put 
out there.  It makes me glad I only rarely eat beef.

Charlie V in WNY.

Hi Charlie
That price is about $7 a pound more than the rancher got for that beef on 
the hoof. Too many people in between making money off that beef before the 
consumer gets it. Eliminate the middleman and there is quite a saving. I buy 
mine locally. Usually get together with a neighbour who is butchering a beef 
and agree on a price we can both live with. We have a friend with his own 
meat cutting operation on the farm which helps too. Cut, wrapped and in the 
freezer for way less than store price.

Ralph in Sask.