Technological change and economies of scale in U.S. poultry processing

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 116-129

  Ollinger, Michael ^a   MacDonald, James M ^a   Madison, Milton ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken slaughter; Consolidation; Cost analyses; Scale economies; Structural change; Turkey slaughter

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; FOOD PROCESSING; POULTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; BOS TAURUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 13944275287     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0002-9092.2005.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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