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  Review of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 23 Issue 2, Pages 370 - 385 Published Online: 24 Feb 2003 ©2009 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Abstract | Full Text: PDF (Size: 95K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Evolving Producer–Packer–Customer Linkages in the Beef and Pork Industries Copyright American Agricultural Economics Association 2001 ABSTRACTThe U.S. pork and beef sectors are rapidly moving from traditional cash markets to formal vertical linkages. In 1999, 27% of hogs and 65% of cattle were traded in the cash market and packers owned 18% of hogs and 5% of cattle; the rest were procured via marketing contracts. Contrary to popular opinion that plant efficiency is the impetus for the change, packers clearly identified quality concerns as the dominant reason for using marketing contracts or self-production. Quality standards and procurement systems to achieve them will increase in importance with the introduction of more branded pork and beef products. | 
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