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This little piggy restricted market access
Mahon, Joe (2005-09)
Fedgazette , Volume 17 , Issue Sep , Pages 13

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Where have all the packing plants gone? : the new meat geography in rural America
Mitchell, Kristin; Henry, Mark; Drabenstott, Mark (1999-07)
The meat industry is an economic powerhouse for rural America---accounting for roughly one of every 16 rural manufacturing jobs. Moreover, this rural powerhouse is adding jobs at a fast clip, with recent growth of 8.5 percent a year versus just 1.2 percent a year for all rural manufacturing industries. Finally, rural America has captured a commanding 52 percent of all meat industry jobs, far above the level of a decade ago.> While all these figures are welcome news to rural areas eager to expand employment, geographic shifts under way in the industry raise fresh doubts over which rural ...
Economic Review , Volume 84 , Issue Q III , Pages 65-82

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Meat prices
Luttrell, Clifton B. (1969-08)
Review , Volume 51 , Issue August , Pages 24-28

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Meat prices
anonymous (1973-05)
Review , Volume 55 , Issue May , Pages 17-20

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Livestock shocks: mad cow, trade policy and strong prices
Mahon, Joe (2005-09)
Fedgazette , Volume 17 , Issue Sep , Pages 12-13

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The new U.S. meat industry
Drabenstott, Mark; Barkema, Alan; Novack, Nancy (2001-04)
A new meat industry is rapidly emerging in the United States, as food retailers, meat processors, and farms and ranches coalesce into fewer and larger businesses. The industry?s rapid consolidation in recent years has triggered alarms that the industry?s new giants in retailing and processing could drive up food prices for consumers and drive down livestock prices for producers. How should public policy respond to the industry?s consolidation? And how can all participants in the industry?producers, processors, retailers, and consumers?benefit from its new structure?> Barkema, Drabenstott, and ...
Economic Review , Volume 86 , Issue Q II , Pages 33-56

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Meat prices - too high or about right?
Luttrell, Clifton B. (1972-10)
Review , Volume 54 , Issue Oct , Pages 3-9