21.   For example, when beef prices go up, some people will eat more chicken.

22.   For these people, the cost of living remains the same, even though beef prices go up.

23.   Grain shortages have raised feed costs while heavy slaughter of hard-to-maintain herds has caused a glut that is holding down beef prices.

24.   He agreed with several local farmers who said beef prices were so low that they would probably lose their farms altogether.

25.   Hog futures surged the exchange-imposed daily trading limit as a run-up in beef prices this week boosted retail demand for pork.

26.   Hog futures tumbled to a one-year low on signs consumers are being swayed by low beef prices in supermarkets.

27.   In CHICAGO, hog futures tumbled to a one-year low on signs consumers are being swayed by low beef prices in supermarkets.

28.   Low beef prices will force pork and poultry producers to keep their prices low to compete.

29.   Lower wholesale beef prices suggest supermarkets and other retailers have adequate supplies for the Labor Day holiday this weekend, when consumption usually jumps, analysts said.

30.   Meatpackers bought supplies as wholesale beef prices surged.