ALTERNATIVE RETAIL BEEF-HANDLING SYSTEMS

Costs of seven methods of handling beef by retail firms are explored, considering number and size of stores per firm and distance from the packer. The least costly method is centralized cutting into retail cuts by retail firms. Larger store size reduced per unit costs significantly for all systems studied, while number of stores per firm affected costs only slightly.

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Year of publication:	1977
Authors:	Duewer, Lawrence A. ; Crawford, Terry L.
Published in:	Agricultural Economics Research. - Economic Research Service. - 1977, 3
Publisher:	Economic Research Service
Subject:	Beef fabrication \| boxed beef \| centralized beef cutting \| retailer beef costs \| Demand and Price Analysis \| Livestock Production/Industries \| Productivity Analysis

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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