three quality categories of beef and three other meats and (2) to simulate how taste shifts have affected demands for meats … over time. We extend previous studies by disaggregating wholesale beef production into three quality categories: (1) USDA … Choice grade or higher, (2) USDA Select or lower, and (3) cow and bull beef. Innovative features of our empirical model …

Since the discovery of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States in December 2003, U.S. beef exports ….S. beef), have banned imports of beef from the United States, while U.S. exports to other important markets, such as Mexico … the BSE discovery, but the effect of decreased beef exports on U.S. price is significant. This study examines the effect …

sector in Canada. The Canadian-U.S. hog- and pork-product markets were found to be more integrated than the Canadian …-U.S. steer- and beef-product markets. Evidence is also provided showing that the Canadian-U.S. exchange rate inhibits cross …

The U.S. pork sector is evolving from an industry of small, independent firms vertically linked by spot markets to one … this tighter vertical arrangement include lower consumer pork prices, although the true nature of this benefit is still … paper is to develop an econometric model to estimate the extent of backward integration by pork processing firms into the …

high priced pork cuts, a series of field interviews at a variety of food retailers were conducted with actual pork shoppers … questions designed to assess consumers’ involvement when purchasing pork, informational elements including socio …-demographic information and pork attributes (e.g., origin, advertisement, on sale) were also included in the analysis. Key results from the …