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Longest cattle rally since 1960s burger boom ends

January 15, 2016 /

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Ground-beef prices are down from a record high 11 months ago, and buyers like Darden Restaurants Inc., owner of the LongHorn Steakhouse chain, expect to see costs for the meat decline for at least a couple years.

A mountain of meat has ended the longest rally in U.S. cattle prices since at least the 1960s, when baby boomers and McDonald’s ushered in the American burger boom.

Not only have ranchers added to their herds, but consumers are being inundated with increased supplies of cheaper pork and poultry.

By MEGAN DURISIN AND LYDIA MULVANY Bloomberg News

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