BEEF ON ITS LAST LEGS?

I'm just asking because Food Market Exchange reports that retail beef prices will stay high through at least the next year, due to flagging exports. High retail prices usually reduce demand, which could lead to a vicious cycle attacking this vicious product. That is, unless all those free-market Republicans in the current administration find yet another way to make us taxpayers bail out this repulsive industry. Hey, it's happened before - and it's happening right now! Still, this may someday be seen as the tipping point, the point of no return for an archaic foodstuff.