So how can people who do not have a farm or live anywhere near the countryside beef up their own investment portfolio?

BBC: Investors bet on breeding success

The lifting means that live animals born after 1 August, 1996, beef and beef products made from cattle slaughtered after 15 June 2005 will be able to be exported.

BBC: NEWS | UK | UK beef export ban lifted by EU

At Balmoral bistro bar, which overlooks the main plaza, enjoy live jazz Thursdays through Saturdays while noshing on dishes such as signature beef tataki topped with roasted sesame seeds and Quebecois maple syrup, or a traditionally French beef bourguignon.

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While the border remains closed to live cattle, it was reopened in August 2003 for trade in boxed, boneless beef.

ECONOMIST: Canada

Here it should also be said that thanks to the Internet, ATMs, and self-checkout stands at grocery stores, most of us never deal with a live human being when purchasing airline tickets, going to the bank, or when buying ground beef, the cost of which has soared under the Bernanke dollar.

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