Vertical Coordination and Consumer Welfare: The Case of the Pork Industry
- by Steve Martinez and Kelly Zering
- 8/1/1997
Overview
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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