Vertical coordination in the US pork industry: Status, motivations, and expectations

Agribusiness

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-31

  Lawrence, John D ^a   Rhodes, V James ^b   Grimes, Glenn A ^b   Hayenga, Marvin L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0010118408     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199701/02)13:1<21::AID-AGR3>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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