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To: Snowshoe who wrote (32996)	4/12/2008 9:06:06 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 217711

Correction: That beef outfit I mentioned has changed its name to reflect expansion beyond Oregon... Country Natural Beef countrynaturalbeef.com My local natural foods store also stocks fully grassfed organic beef... Ell River Organic Beef certified-organic-beef.com

To: Snowshoe who wrote (32996)	4/9/2011 12:51:27 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217711

Your meat is going to get expensive. There's competition for that Alfalfa that the cattle eat. See, it is the market. The Chinese are coming to buy US alfalfa United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) analysis shows that the alfalfa industry in China is highly price-sensitive. Due to China’s low-yielding, saline-alkali soil, production of alfalfa is limited. USDA estimates indicate that when seed, fertilizer, pesticide, irrigation and harvest/bailing (machinery) are taken into account, Chinese farmers can generate approximately RMB320 to RMB520 (US$47 to 76) profit per tonne by growing alfalfa. If corn or other crops are grown on the same piece of land, Chinese farmers could earn at least RMB800 (US$117) per tonne. This explains why alfalfa processing plants don’t always produce at full capacity. See Dry Baltic Index: Message 27288206 Ocean freight has also had a significant impact, having recently lowered prices on imported alfalfa. Current freight charges are between US$50-60 per tonne, much lower than 2008 rates of US$100 to 120 per tonne, which had a significant impact on 2008 sales (USDA). A look at Guangdong’s two major hay suppliers, Gansu and Shandong provinces, provides a snapshot of China’s declining alfalfa supply. gov.mb.ca