They, of course, blame literally nonexistant droughts in Texas. Last year and the current year have been great in good beef growing regions, and even in marginal west Texas lands. This is central bank bunga, nothing more, nothing less.
Sounds like what any successful man has to go through all the time in their lives (not really understanding why you are a failure 24/7, then just asking questions all the time until you 'get it'). And no, I'm not talking about programming, I'm talking about human interaction, which this chick was afeared of failing at.
Everything they did was 100% legal, so they say. Likely true, but that won't protect them from the lynch mob being organized in the media; and state organizations using this as a distraction/limited hangout.