Dairy Manufacturing Plant Capacity and Utilization

Harold W. Lough

No 307704, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: A study of equipment and operating schedules of 169 large dairy manufacturing plants reveals adequate capacity to handle seasonally high levels of milk production. Plants in the Northeast generally operate less intensively than plants in the North Central or Western areas. Larger plants and cheese plants generally have newer equipment and operate closer to capacity.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 1979-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307704

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