The global spike in grain prices over the past year is in large part due to the impact on grain supplies of the growing demand for meat.

过去一年中全球谷物价格的突高，很大程度上是由于肉食需求的增长对谷物供应造成的影响。

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Still, it's likely to 7 dent consumer confidence on both sides of the Irish Sea at one of the most important times of year for the meat industry.

然而，在这个全年最重要的时刻，爱尔兰海峡两岸的消费者对于肉制品产业的信心却依然低下。

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China's consumer prices rose by 5.6% in the year to July, the biggest increase for ten years, because of sharp rises in the cost of meat.

中国消费者物价到今年七月底增长了5.6%，这是十年来的最大增长率，主要因为肉类产品价格大幅增长。

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If you're a shrewd shopper, next year you may notice higher prices for meat, milk, eggs, and cheese and all types of processed foods.

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Nobody made buffalo-hide shoes, and there was a ready supply of raw material: Ranchers slaughtered about 14, 000 bison each year to meet the growing demand for low-cholesterol meat.

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