FORMULA MARKET CONTRACTS IN THE SWINE INDUSTRY

Brian Buhr and Rodney B.W. Smith

No 14483, Conference Papers from University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy

Abstract: One aspect of increasing market channel coordination in the swine industry is the offering of long-term market contracts by pork processors to swine producers. This paper seeks to examine the existing contracts and develop a theoretical framework for analyzing jointly optimal levels of contracting.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.14483

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