Wholesale-Retail Marketing Margin Behavior in the Beef and Pork Industries

An econometric model is used to estimate real wholesale-retail marketing margins for beef and pork. From 1970 to 1998, these margins increased by 27% and 149%, while farm-wholesale margins declined. Wholesale-retail (WR) marketing margin increases have caused livestock producers to focus on the reta...

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Main Authors: John M. Marsh, Gary W. Brester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2004-04-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31139