ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A HOG SLAUGHTER PLANT CLOSING: THE THORN APPLE VALLEY CASE

Kellie Raper, Laura Martin Cheney and Meeta Punjabi

No 11658, Staff Paper Series from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: In 1998, Thorn Apple Valley ceased slaughter operations at its Detroit, Michigan plant, the state's only major hog packing facility. We examine the plant closing's local impact via an investigation of whether prices received by Michigan hog producers decreased relative to hog prices in the Eastern Corn Belt.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11658

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