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. Empirical applications are presented for the US cattle, hog, and chicken sectors and for county-level corn supply. We show that … supply and demand improvements have led to significant gains in beef producer and consumer welfare over time. Hog, and …, whereas growth in cattle supply index has stagnated in recent years. We test the validity of the supply and demand indices for …
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Aged-beef has historically been available in high-end establishments, but investigation into consumer preferences for …) for aged-beef under two methods dry-aging and wet-aging, were studied in a representative sample of n = 1,275 US residents … alongside USDA quality grades. In general, US residents are not knowledgeable regarding aged-beef but have a positive direct …
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view to improving beef cattle production to meet its increasing demand and income generated from it for producers …The study was carried out to analyze the profit efficiency in beef production in South West, Nigeria. These were with a … management were ₦835,443.63 and ₦726,295.65, respectively. In addition, the Profit efficiency average is 62.2% ± 22.52. Beef …
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The rate and scope of environmental shock and stresses are now unprecedented in sub-Saharan Africa resulting into increasing intensity and unpredictability of climate change impacts in particular drought. The innovation efforts to enhance adaptive capacity of livelihoods and production systems...
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Automation (RPA) in the beef supply chain. The beef supply chain has been challenging due to its complex processes, activities …, and management. The beef industry has relied heavily on the human workforce in the past; however, RPA adoption allows … automating tasks that are repetitive and strenuous in nature to enhance beef quality, safety and security. There are considerable …
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A robust model for natural gas prices should simultaneously capture the observed prices of both futures and options. While incorporating a seasonal factor in the convenience yield of the spot price effectively replicates forward curves, it proves insufficient for accurately modelling the options...
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beliefs among tourists unfamiliar with Vanuatu beef. It focuses on credence and experience quality attributes and their … evolution through the purchasing and consumption of Vanuatu beef, considering the influence of personal factors on attribute …
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show increased bilateral trade of beef and pork, mainly in South America, North Africa, and Russia. Simulated welfare …
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Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) can levy substantial costs to domestic livestock operations and global supply chains due to disease introduction. Producers can take defensive action to avert these costs, but the factors influencing these decisions are not well understood. We examined survey data to...
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