The above average temperatures, lack of rain and reduced ability to irrigate crops have really taken a toll on the crops as we have been driving through Nebraska and Kansas., in this case a field of corn. Short term, less feed for cattle, more cattle go the be slaughtered, meat prices fall. Long term, no feed for cattle, fewer cattle produced, far fewer cattle to be slaughtered, meat prices skyrocket. As the saying goes, what comes around, goes around.