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RM>> Some things don't make sense too.. Apparently due to tariffs and such
  >> we have lost a lot of our pork exports and yet the price of pork is
  >> higher than ever in the stores. Shouldn't having more than you can sell
  >> lower the price?

MP>Yes it should, so long as the pork producers are producing the same amount.
  > If they stopped breading hogs upon hearing the tariff news, maybe not.

Could be, but I think what's really going on here is, we lost a
lot of cattle stock due to lack of pasture from recent droughts so
beef is harder to get and has gone up significantly in price.
That lets pork suppliers charge more without worrying about people
just buying beef instead..

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