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Old 05-08-2013, 09:42 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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I wasn't sure where to post this but, since beef prices probably affects the Amarillo area more than any other area in Texas, here's some bad news for bbq'ers and good news for beef producers:

To Cathy: If you're going to try to get by the Big Texan Steakhouse, dinner may now be more expensive.

Bad news at the grill as beef prices hit all-time high
No surprise there, LOL!! Lots of factors combined...

I'd also bet that NM green chile prices are going to be higher this coming season because of the drought!
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Old 05-08-2013, 09:56 AM
 
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No surprise there, LOL!! Lots of factors combined...

I'd also bet that NM green chile prices are going to be higher this coming season because of the drought!

I'll bet you're right. Right now, many wheat growers are worried about crops maturing. A poor wheat crop could be bad for the nation's struggling economy.

It seems that the price of about everything is skyrocketing even things whose production is very loosely tied to poor weather conditions. I'm headed for the grocery store in the next hour. Not a task my wallet relishes.
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Old 05-09-2013, 10:56 PM
 
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Maybe the higher beef prices will motivate people to switch to buffalo, which is better adapted to the plains climate/grass and healthier. Buffs need all the support they can get to bring back the herds and the grasslands.
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Old 05-10-2013, 11:09 AM
 
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No surprise there, LOL!! Lots of factors combined...

I'd also bet that NM green chile prices are going to be higher this coming season because of the drought!

Cathy, not to change the Amarillo subject at hand but did you see this article on the drought in New Mexico?
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Old 05-10-2013, 11:16 AM
 
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Maybe the higher beef prices will motivate people to switch to buffalo, which is better adapted to the plains climate/grass and healthier. Buffs need all the support they can get to bring back the herds and the grasslands.
I know little about beef production but wouldn't switching to buffalo raise the price of beef significantly? Many of the cattle breeds brought to the High Plains were well suited for the conditions and do very well outside of drought periods. From what I've read, native Americans of the Great Plains and the buffaloes they used fro food suffered greatly during drought periods.
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Old 05-11-2013, 01:53 PM
 
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Cathy, not to change the Amarillo subject at hand but did you see this article on the drought in New Mexico?
Yes, I did, thanks!

That's one of the main reasons I avoided buying a property that required a water well. I saw too many places in rural (especially west) Midland with wells drying up. They either had to have water trucked in, or create a water association.

I knew NM was no better off, so I stayed away from any property that didn't have city sewer/water available.

I've been in Farmington two years now, and I have not seen any appreciable rain in that time--just very light rain, not enough for any moving water in town.

That's scary.

I also know that Alpine is going to be dry--so I'm building in town in an established subdivision, city services.
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