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Iowa leads the nation in egg production, producing more than the second and third largest states combined. There were approximately 52.7 million layers in Iowa produced 13.9 billion eggs in 2007. This level of production consumes 50 million bushels of corn and 453,000 tons of soybean meal. In...

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The number of U.S. fed cattle marketed through a value-based or grid marketing system is increasing dramatically. Most grids reward Choice or better quality grades and some pay premiums for yield grades. The Choice-Select (C-S) price spread increased 55 percent, over $3/cwt during the 1990s....

A 2007 survey of US pork producers indicated that nearly two-thirds of US hogs are produced by less than 200 firms marketing 50,000 or more hogs per year. We estimate that 27 operations marketing at least 500,000 hogs a year sold 43% of US hogs in 2006. The next 164 operations marketing between...

Provides economic analysis of five feedlot production systems at three different sizes. It includes estimated cost to build and operate.

"Pork Marketing in the 21st Century: A Consumer-Focused, Value-Driven Food Chain." Proceedings, Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium, November 12-13, 1998, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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