Freeze-Drying of Foods: Cost Projections

Kermit Bird

No 313389, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: The future growth of the freeze-drying industry depends largely on the absolute level of freeze-drying costs. It also depends on the cost of freeze-drying relative to costs of processing by alternative methods. Developed here are estimates of the industry's future. Also, predictions are made concerning competition of freeze-drying with other food processing industries, and the effects on associated industries. The general purpose of this study is to add to the economic understanding of freeze-drying. Presented are some research projections that serve as a basis for estimating the future of food freeze-drying, especially as processing costs affect the industry. Specific objectives include: (1) Determining the effect of different foods, multiple shifts, length of processing season, wage rates, and drying-cycle time on short-run, freeze-dry processing costs and (2) determining the effect of plant size on long-run costs. Emphasis is on changes in cost of freeze-drying associated with changes in size or scale of the plant.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46
Date: 1964-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313389

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