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Archive Home > 2011 > December > 23 > Number of Texas cows plunges

Number of Texas cows plunges

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske / The Bulletin
December 23, 2011

HOUSTON — Blame the long-running drought in Texas for the largest single-year decline in the state’s cow herd, which experts say is likely to drive up beef prices.

Since January, the number of cows in Texas is expected to have decreased by about 600,000 — a 12 percent drop from about 5 million....

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