Cooperatives’ Role in Hog Contract Production

V. James Rhodes

No 279974, Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Abstract: In the next 20 years the role of feed supply cooperatives in the hog industry will change greatly or largely disappear. Larger super-producers of hogs continue to grow. Whether vertically integrated or not, super-producers generally mill their own feed. The role of cooperatives needs to be changed. Cooperatives can help their hog producer-members to compete with these super-producers or can become super-producers themselves.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27
Date: 1993-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279974

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