Trends in Prices and Marketing Spreads for Beef and Pork

Donald B. Agnew

No 327165, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This article examines developments in farm-retail marketing spreads for beef and pork during recent years as related to market conditions and changing costs for processing and distribution. It compares these cost changes with the trend in marketing spreads and shows changes in seasonal patterns of the farm-wholesale and wholesale-retail components of the price spreads for beef and pork. Included is a discussion of the problems that arise in interpreting farm-wholesale and wholesale-retail spreads as they relate to operating margins of individual firms, packers, processors, and retailers.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1975-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.327165

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