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LIVESTOCK BASIS FORECASTS: HOW BENEFICIAL IS THE INCLUSION OF CURRENT INFORMATION?

Tonsor, Glynn T.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; Mintert, James R. - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2003

Successful risk management strategies for agribusiness firms are contingent on the ability to accurately forecast basis. There has been substantial research on the actual use of basis forecasts, yet little research has been conducted on actually forecasting basis. This study evaluates the effect...

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BEEF '97, PART I: REFERENCE OF 1997 BEEF COW-CALF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Dargatz, David - United States Department of Agriculture, National … - 1997

The NAHMS Beef '97 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's cow-calf population for education and research. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically-valid sample yielding...

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BEEF, '97, PART IV: CHANGES IN THE U.S. BEEF COW-CALF INDUSTRY, 1993-1997

Dargatz, David - United States Department of Agriculture, National … - 1998

Section 1 of this report shows demographic changes of the U.S. beef cow-calf industry from a historical perspective from data provided by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Census of Agriculture. Results of two NAHMS national studies in Section II complete the overview of...

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SWINE '95 PART II: REFERENCE OF 1995 U.S. GROWER/FINISHER HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Bush, Eric J. - United States Department of Agriculture, National … - 1996

This report is the second of a three-part release of national information from the second National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) swine study, the Swine '95 Grower/Finisher. The 1990 National Swine Survey focused on farrowing sows and preweaning piglets. For the Swine '95 Study, the...

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SWINE '95 PART III: CHANGES IN THE U.S. PORK INDUSTRY, 1990-1995

Bush, Eric J. - United States Department of Agriculture, National … - 1997

This report is the third of a three-part release of national information from the second National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) swine study. For the Swine '95 study, the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with Veterinary Services (VS) to select a...

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CHAPA, BEEF COW/CALF HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY AUDIT, PART II: BEEF COW/CALF REPRODUCTIVE AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Dargatz, David - United States Department of Agriculture, National … - 1994

As part of the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS ), USDA:APHIS:Veterinary Services conducted a national study of beef production, the Beef Cow/Calf Health and Productivity Audit (CHAPA). This study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on...

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MARKETING CHANNELS COMPETE FOR U.S. STOCKER CATTLE

Schmitz, Troy G.; Moss, Charles B.; Schmitz, Andrew - In: Journal of Agribusiness 21 (2003) 2

This study investigates the underlying reasons for a producer's choice of marketing channels for stocker cattle in the … recently used in the marketing of stocker cattle. Findings show that while the number of marketing options may have increased … in recent years, only relatively large producers can actually take advantage of these options. The marketing options for …

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Pricing and Market Strategies in the National Branded Cheese Industry

Franklin, Andrew W.; Cotterill, Ronald W. - Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, Department … - 1994

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Branded Product Marketing Strategies in the Cottage Cheese Market: Cooperative versus Proprietary Firms

Haller, Lawrence E. - Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, Department … - 1992

This paper examines structural and strategic factors affecting price determination in the branded cottage cheese industry. Special emphasis is placed on the presence and conduct of cottage cheese brands marketed by dairy cooperatives. The data examined in this study cover cottage cheese sales in...

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Carcass Quality Volume and Grid Pricing: An Investigation of Cause and Effect

Fausti, Scott W.; Qasmi, Bashir A.; Li, Jing - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2009

The relationship between publically reported weekly grid premiums and discounts for specific carcass characteristics and the percentage of those characteristics reflected in total weekly slaughter volume (i.e., proportional slaughter volume) is investigated. Granger Causality and multi-lag VAR...

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