The Efficacy of the Grid Marketing Channel for Fed Cattle

Scott William Fausti (), Bashir Qasmi () and Matthew Diersen ()
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Bashir Qasmi: Department of Economics, South Dakota State University
Matthew Diersen: Department of Economics, South Dakota State University

No 80005, Staff Papers from South Dakota State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Beef industry data suggest that carcass yield and quality grades have shown little improvement over the last six years. Trend analysis of grid market share and carcass quality suggests that grid pricing has not made sufficient progress in achieving the goals envisioned for it as a value based marketing system.

Keywords: grid pricing; price discovery; price reporting; slaughter cattle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q13 Q11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-mkt
Date: 2008-02
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