Market and Cost Structure in the U.S. Beef Packing Industry: A Plant-Level Analysis
A resurgence of consolidation in the U.S. meat packing industry in the past few decades has stimulated academic and policy debate. Issues raised include the role of cost economies in driving these patterns, and the effects on the agricultural sector (cattle producers) from market power. Here, plant level cost and revenue data for U.S. beef packing plants are used to estimate a cost-based model incorporating cattle- and output-market pricing behavior. The robust results indicate little market power exploitation in either the cattle input or beef output markets, and that any apparent evidence is counteracted by cost efficiencies such as utilization and scope economies. Copyright 2001, Oxford University Press.
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2001
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Authors: | Paul, Catherine J. Morrison |
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA. - Vol. 83.2001, 1, p. 64-76
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Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA |
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