Marketing Slaughter Hogs by Remote-Access Computerized Auction: Theory and Empirical Results

Dennis R. Henderson and E. Dean Baldwin

No 279414, 1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Electronic markets have been suggested as one means of reducing impacted pricing problems associated with thin transparent trading of agricultural products. An experimental daily electronic auction was conducted for 31 weeks for slaughter hogs in Ohio. Results show competitive price enhancement, improved price-quality relationships and greater pricing efficiency.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1981-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279414

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