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Vertical Coordination and Consumer Welfare: The Case of the Pork Industry

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  • Martinez, Steve
  • Zering, Kelly

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Net benefits to consumers are not a certainty, but the "industrialization" of the U.S. pork industry could lead to lower prices and larger supplies of higher quality pork products because of lower onfarm production costs, more efficient processing, and greater control over hog quality characteristics.

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  • Martinez, Steve & Zering, Kelly, 1997. "Vertical Coordination and Consumer Welfare: The Case of the Pork Industry," Agricultural Economic Reports 262048, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:262048
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262048
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