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Steak Is One More Thing That's Disappearing in Venezuela

A way of life is fading in the country's economic crisis
Photographer: Aidan Crawley
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This year, steak-loving Venezuela has gone from being the world's second-biggest cattle importer to bringing in almost none, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A drop of 127,000 cows so far this year.

Like everything else that's happening in Venezuela right now, you can blame it on the plunge in oil prices.