How Accurate Are Farmers in Assessing the Gains Associated With Quality? The Case of the Goat Meat Industry

Jeffrey Gillespie, Narayan Nyaupane and Kenneth McMillin

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2015, vol. 47, issue 3

Abstract: Meat goat producers were queried to determine subjective estimates of premiums they would receive for slaughter kids of various selection classes. Market-based predicted premium estimates were obtained via regression using published U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service data. Subjective versus market-based predicted premium estimates were compared to determine producer accuracy in predicting premiums. Producers tended to overestimate quality premiums. Producers more accurate in their estimates tended to be larger-scale and older and to hold college degrees, sell more slaughter goats via auction, and manage their goats more intensively. Results contribute to the literature on producer accuracy in predicting prices.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349015

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