498 Pages
by
CRC Press
498 Pages
by
CRC Press
504 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This groundbreaking volume presents a comprehensive view of the many concerns of those involved with livestock and meat marketing. During the 1980s, livestock production faced some critical changes. Product and feed prices became less stable, cycles lost their century-old patterns, both competition and trade barriers seemed to rise, and market outlets shrank in number and ownership diversity. At... Read more
ContentsPart I: Background Material
- Introduction
- Economic Concepts
- Part II: Economics of the Demand and Supply for Red Meats
- Historical Overview
- World Livestock and Meat Production
- Trade in Livestock and Meat Products
- World Consumption of Red Meats
- Prices
- Livestock Cycles
- Part III: Understanding Livestock Marketing
- Functionaries in the System
- Market News--Sources and Ideas
- Regulation of Livestock Marketing
- Grades and Grading
- Marketing Alternatives
- Controlling Price Risk Through Futures Markets
- Part IV: Understanding Meat Marketing
- Meat Packing
- Processing and Distribution
- Retailing
- Away-From-Home Consumption
- A View to the Future
- Indexes
Biography
Lesser, William H
