[longtermmemmory]

The question is whether red mean prices are going up (due to a shortage of good "clean" meat) or down (due to consumers demand dropping).

Given the commodity markets dropping, I predict that prices will drop for a brief period then go even higher than they are now.

[kingu]

Mmmm.. $25 bucks a pound Kobe beef steaks!

It'd be amusing to ring up Omaha Steaks and ask them if their orders fell apart right after the news broke or not. I've a feeling that they've been still doing fine business in anticipation of New Year's Parties.

Yes, beef prices will go up, and go up big.