I find all of this quite comical..
Thanks Jubilance about my qualifications. I appreciate it. 
This discussion is not about who knows more it is about misrepresentation regarding facts clearly discussed by several professionals.
It is about supply and demand. The US will not have the meat supply as demand for beef products goes up. It's not just meat or milk. Serum's used, the bonemeal is used, the leather products are used. At least 10+ items are used from the animal. It takes several Federal Agencies to approved use for animal processing...
Actual "ELECTROPORATION" of Enucleated Zygotes with somatic DNA will give us a certain higher yield in the number of animals.
No one has clearly answered how many different strains of bovine species in the US not including bison and buffalo...
Jersey, Halstein [sp?], Brahma, Rowan, Kobe, Angus, etc.
That's just the short list...
It takes ~5000 steer per year are consumed for food in the US...
And that doesn't include the Veal we get from Hawaii off the Parker Ranch...
And most of our beef is beginning to get imported from Southeat Asia and South America just like the rest of our food.
Cloning is a way to boost our market share for rare meats and increase the premium. It is not cool as an overall practice, but we live in a capitalistic society and well...
Just price out tenderloins or filet mignons... And when is the last time $2 billion business for beef BBQ production can be told ANYTHING BUT NO?
Now you know why they are cloning animals...