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Tuesday, May 30 2006 at 15:46
Too much of a good thing isn't good for anyone. That goes for protein, too. After years of people stuffing themselves with chicken, pork and beef as they followed low-carbohydrate diets such as Atkins, the meat industry is looking at a glut as the diet trend turns toward a more balanced approach.
Benchmark wholesale prices for beef and pork are down more than 8 percent from a year ago and 20 percent for chicken, according to the Livestock Marketing Information Center.
"There is just an overabundance of protein on the market," the center's Jim Robb said.
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