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ESTIMATED IMPACT OF NON-PRICE COORDINATION OF FED CATTLE PURCHASES ON MEAT PACKER PROCESSING COSTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Anderson,   John D.; Trapp,   James N.; Fleming,   Ronald A.
Stochastic simulation of daily slaughter level was used in conjunction with an estimated packing plant cost curve to assess potential reductions in processing costs due to improved vertical coordination between feedlots and packing plants.  Results indicate that processing cost reductions of $1 to $5 per head may be possible. Savings result from ensuring a more stable processing volume that is near the plant's cost-minimizing level of production.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Cost curve; Meat packing; Vertical coordination; Industrial Organization; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14668

The cost of producing milk in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa: a cost-curve approach
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mkhabela,   Thulasizwe S.; Mndeme,   S.H.
The cost of producing a unit of output is a critical management aspect in the dairy industry, particularly in South Africa. The ability of minimise unit costs of producing milk, while not curtailing output levels, is often a determining factor of the long-term survival of dairy farms in South Africa. In this study, average cost curves showing the variation of unit cost with output are estimated for dairy production in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa, using a panel of 37 farms for the period 1999 to 2007. The results show that economies of size exist, with larger farms able to produce any given level of output at lower costs compared to their smaller counterparts. The study found that the long-run average cost curve (LAC) for the sample of dairy...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cost curve; Milk; Economies of size; KwaZulu-Natal; South Africa; Production Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62001