Contracting in the U.S. Pork and Beef Industries: Extent, Motives, and Issues

Autor:	Clement E. Ward, Wayne D. Purcell, John D. Lawrence, Marvin L. Hayenga, Ted C. Schroeder
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Global and Planetary Change Commerce Ecology Agriculture business.industry Fed cattle Animal Science and Zoology business Agronomy and Crop Science Commodity (Marxism)
Zdroj:	Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie. 48:629-641
ISSN:	1744-7976 0008-3976
Popis:	Contracting has increased significantly in the US livestock-meat sector. Over half of finished hogs and about a third of fed cattle are marketed under some form of contract. Contracting motives vary by type of contract, whether buyer or seller, and by commodity. Several motives for buyers and sellers of finished hogs and fed cattle are identified and discussed. Issues related to contracting per se and the trend toward increased contracting have been raised by contracting opponents, politicians, and economists. Several of these issues are discussed under six headings. Lastly, agricultural economists are encouraged to become actively involved in addressing these issues, especially providing pragmatic education and assistance to those involved in contracting.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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