SO IT SEEMS HIGH DEMAND FOR THE ATKINS DIET IN HIGH PROTIEN BROUGHT HIGHER DEMAND WITH INCREASE IN FEED COST TO SUPPLEMENT CATTLE PROTEIN INTAKE AND LESS SUPPLY OF BEEF DUE TO THE MIDWEST DROUGHT HAS RAISED THE PRICE OF MEAT–EVEN WHEN THE PRICE TO TRANSPORT THE BEEF TO MARKET IS SO MUCH CHEAPER DUE TO THE DROP IN THE NATURAL EARTH ENERGY- SO WHERE’S THE BEEF IN PRICE GONE UP TO–ENOUGH FOR A SURGE IN SHOPLIFTING THE BEEF JUST TO FEED THE HUNGER–PROJECTION IN THE NEXT YEAR 2016/2017 AN INCREASE IN CATTLE BIRTHS TO INCREASE SUPPLY THUS LOWERING THE MEAT MARKET PRICE

Shoplifting is a common crime in the United States, but the number one stolen item in the country may surprise you.

Believe it or not, it’s meat.

Experts say meat thefts are reaching an all-time high because beef prices have soared in recent years.

“People steal stuff because they need it,” Joe Giacalone, a former NYPD detective, said. “And also, people steal stuff because of greed.”

“You only have so much money you can spend on groceries, so if the cost of ground beef goes up 30 percent to 40 percent, you have two ways of eating beef — eating less, or in this case, stealing it,” Jamie Schweid, of Schweid & Sons Burgers, said.

Schweid is a fourth-generation beef purveyor, whose company specializes in custom-blended ground beef, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/beef-thefts-on-the-rise-experts-say/