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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
A PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MEAT PROCESSING PLANT IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
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| Autores: |
Nudell, Daniel J.
Kraenzel, David G.
Petry, Timothy A.
Faller, Timothy
Hughes, Harlan G.
Brown, Erin
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| Data: |
1999-06-21
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| Ano: |
1999
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| Palavras-chave: |
Multi-species
Specialty meats
Specialty livestock
Alternative livestock
Economies of scale
HACCP (Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points)
Slaughter plants
Processing plants
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Agribusiness
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| Resumo: |
The number of small commodity livestock slaughter plants in the Upper Northern Plains region continues to decline. Significant factors contributing to this decline include: 1) pressure to consolidate, thereby capturing economies of scale; 2) relatively stringent federal inspection specifications, along with; 3) HACCP (Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points) requirements. At the same time, consumer demand (markets) for specialty, selected, and exotic meats appears to be growing. For example, the recent market successes in Europe evidenced by the North American Bison Cooperative based in New Rockford, North Dakota. Several alternative livestock producer groups have emerged which include lamb, ratite, elk, deer, goat, poultry, rabbit, specialty beef, and organic livestock. These groups have expressed a need for slaughter and processing facilities to meet market demand. The economic question which then becomes foremost to developing a viable business enterprise is: "What is the critical threshold volume (CTV) of product required to succeed in terms of economic profit?" Specialty livestock is relatively new and production volume small in comparison to established commodity livestock such as cattle or hogs. This fact led researchers to consider the preliminary feasibility of a multi-species processing facility as a means of addressing the expressed need.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
1549
http://purl.umn.edu/23293
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
North Dakota State University>Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics>Agricultural Economics Reports
Agricultural Economics Report 418
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| Formato: |
98
application/pdf
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