Scale economies and consolidation in hog slaughter

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 334-346

  Macdonald, James M ^a   Ollinger, Michael E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Competition; Hog slaughter; Meatpacking; Scale economies; Structural change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COMPETITION; ECONOMY OF SCALE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034085571     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00029     Document Type: Article

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