SH, "Pepsi and Coke have proven that it only takes two to have competition while the beef industry has 5 major players and their plant location determines how much freight you are going to have on those cattle."

What a wonderful example of "competition".   30 years ago, when I was 10, I remember buying 12oz bottles of coke for a dime.   Now that same volume (in a cheaper container) costs 75 cents.  Would you like to compare that increase in price to inflation during the same period,  SH?  You've convinced me that the "competition of two" sure is a good thing for the consumer.  Maybe since Coke and Pepsi are making so much more they are paying thier suppliers more? :roll: