From the Financial Times | Global meat prices have hit a 20-year high amid a drop in production in the United States and Australia and strong demand from emerging countries. The prices increases have fueled speculation in live cattle and lean hog futures on the Chicgo Mercantile Exchange. var OutbrainPermaLink='http://archive.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/09/meat-prices-hit-20-year-high.html'; var OB_Template = "ChicagoBreakingBusiness"; var OB_demoMode = false; var OBITm = "1265412789486"; var OB_langJS ='http://widgets.outbrain.com/lang_en.js'; if ( typeof(OB_Script)!='undefined' ) OutbrainStart(); else { var OB_Script = true; var str = '