Regional shifts in pork production: Implications for competition and food safety

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 968-978

  Önal, Hayri ^a   Unnevehr, Laurian ^a   Bekric, Aleksandar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Food safety; Pork industry; Regional analysis; Structural change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD PRODUCTION; SAFETY;

UNITED STATES;

SALMONELLA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033662729     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00095     Document Type: Article

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