Flexibility of Operation in Dairy Manufacturing Plants: Changes 1944 to 1961

D. H. Carley and T. L. Cryer

No 307283, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpts from the report Summary: The production of manufactured dairy products is becoming concentrated in fewer but more diversified plants. From 1944 to 1961, plant numbers decreased from 9,739 to 6,134 but the average number of products manufactured per plant increased from 1.5 to 2.0. In 1961, number of products produced per plant ranged from a low of 1.9 in the New England to a high of 2.5 in the Mountain Region. Only one product was made in 44 percent of the plants in 1961, compared with 72 percent of the plants in 1944. An additional 6 percent of the plants produced only minor quantities of other products in 1961, and another 3 percent were joint-product (butter-powder) operations only. In 1961, 47 percent of the plants had a certain degree of diversification in production compared to only 10 percent of the plants in 1944. About 39 percent of the plants were partially diversified in 1961 compared with 9 percent in 1944. In 1961, 8 percent (515 plants) were fully diversified compared with 1 percent (100 plants) in 1944. The East North Central Region led in the number of fully diversified plants in 1961, with the West North Central and Middle Atlantic next in order.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 1964-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307283

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