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PORK QUALITY AND THE ROLE OF MARKET ORGANIZATON

Martinez, Stephen W.; Zering, Kelly D. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2004

This study addresses changes in the organization of the U.S. pork industry, most notably marketing contracts between packers and producers, by exploring their function in addressing pork quality concerns. A number of developments brought quality concerns to the forefront. These include health...

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Vertical Coordination in the Pork and Broiler Industries: Implications for Pork and Chicken Products

Martinez, Stephen W. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1999

Recent changes in structure of the U.S. pork industry reflect, in many ways, past changes in the broiler industry. Production contracts and vertical integration in the broiler industry facilitated rapid adoption of new technology, improved quality control, assured market outlets for broilers,...

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Agricultural Exports By Cooperatives

Hirsch, Donald E. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1979

exports of $2 billion and indirect exports valued at $1.3 billion. Hundreds of other farmer cooperatives were involved in …

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Red Meats Yearbook, 1994, Supplement to Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Situation and Outlook

Cochran, P. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1994

The report includes data published in the Red Meats Yearbook which originates in the Livestock Division, Agricultural Marketing Service CAMS); Estimates Division, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS); and Commodity Economics Division, Economic Research Service (ERS). Included are data...

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Poultry Yearbook 1994. Supplement to Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Situation and Outlook.

Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1995

tables contain estimates of production, exports, shipments, consumption, and other uses; and prices and costs tables contain …

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Examining Intertemporal Export Elasticities for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans: A Stochastic Coefficients Approach

Conway, Roger K. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1985

The response of export demand to price changes for selected agricultural products did not become elastic over the 1969-77 period. This report is the first to test empirically the hypothesis that, during the 1970's, competition increased and the United States became a marginal exporter of farm...

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Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States, May/June 1984

Warden, Thomas - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1984

Higher commodity prices, especially for coarse grains and oilseeds, raised total U~S. agricultural exports to $24 … downward trend. U.S. farm product exports totaled $34.8 billion during fiscal year 1983, down 11 percent from the 1982 value …

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Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States, January/February 1985

Warden, Thomas A. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1985

and rapid economic growth helped strengthen the dollar in 1984. Agricultural exports under U.S. Government financed … percent below 1983's record and 3 percent of all U.S. agricultural exports in FY 1984. U.S. agricultural exports to Sub … Credit Corporation. guarantees will boost U.S. agricultural exports to the Middle East and North Africa in FY 1985. …

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Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States Fiscal Year 1989 Supplement

Warden, Thomas - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1990

. Tables highlight commodity and country information, including values, quantities, principal markets for agricultural exports …

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Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States September/October 1990

Warden, Thomas - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1990

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