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cattle and decreasing prices. aspect, obviously you are much closer to this than the average americans. what is hard to visualize, how does it translate to me. so how is this going to trickle down all the way to get to what will likely be an experience at the grocery store for everyday consumers about. like any major disaster, it will be a major supply side restricter. and like heightened production expenses, supply restrictors will increase prices for the end user. now, it really depends on the product when it comes to drought whether or not and at what time frame that consumers will see the prices increase. for beef and cattle for instance, the production cycle is so long, two to three years before cattle is sold at market,
Inflation has touched all parts of the economy. According to Blake Hurst, a farmer and former president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, it's hitting both farmers and consumers.