By Mike Moffatt, About.com Guide
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Answer: The supply curve for beef should shift leftward (or upward), to reflect the drought. This causes the price of beef to rise, and the quantity consumed to decrease.
We would not move the demand curve here. The decrease in quantity demanded is due to the price of beef rising, due to the shift of the supply curve.
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