Forecast evaluations in meat demand analysis

Agribusiness

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-523

  Wang, Zijun ^a   Bessler, David A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016694510     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.10074     Document Type: Article

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