Is it too late to blame Bush for this?--------------------------------Pork, beef prices climb as grilling season arrives

Pork, beef prices climb as grilling season arrives | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Metro Detroiters can expect to pay more for that slab of ribs or juicy steak during this summer’s grilling season — a lot more.
Prices for all cuts of pork and beef are up from a year ago because of low supply, drought and illness.
The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, or PEDv, has killed millions of piglets in Michigan and 30 other states since May 2013.
As a result: The average retail cost of sliced bacon in March (the latest figures available) was $5.55 a pound — up 13% from last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Beef prices are up more than 5% from this time last year due, in part, to drought out West. Ground beef chuck, for example, was $3.74 a pound in March — up 10% from a year ago.
And those price increases have boosted the demand for chicken, driving its prices up, too, the bureau reported."