ADAPTIVE PLANNING UNDER PRICE UNCERTAINTY IN PORK PRODUCTION

Livestock Production/Industries, Risk and Uncertainty,

A statistical study of the prices and production of beef cattle

This study attempts, as far as possible, to find explanations for the various major and minor movements in prices of cattle since Iowa became an important beef producing state. An examination has been made to see if there are elements which may be expected to influence prices in the same manner in the future

Some statistical characterizations of the hog market

Helpful statistical information on the hog market has increased greatly in recent years. Numerical data are becoming both more voluminous and more reliable. The purpose of this publication is to bring together some of the more important statistical data that have a bearing upon the hog market. It contains market information on prices, receipts, pork products, storage and exports

Conditions and Trends in Hog-Pork Production and Marketing: Marketing Systems and Farm Prices

During this century three major trends have characterized the development of the hog slaughter-processing industry in Iowa and in other parts of the nation: Slaughter plants have moved from terminal market locations to hog production areas, new firms have entered the slaughter-processing industry reducing the relative importance of the once dominant big five meat packing firms, and muitispecies slaughtering plants have been replaced by plants specializing in the slaughter of a single species of livestock..

Forecasting Guidelines For Choice Steer And Heifer Prices

Never before in the history of agriculture have the prices of agricultural commodities fluctuated with such magnitude as they- have during the past 5 years. The cattle-feeding industry has been no exception. -During the period of January 1973 to-January \u27 1977 the returns for feeding a Choice 450 lb. steer calf to 1050 lbs. have varied from a positive $130;03 to a negative$161.10.\u27 Unfortunately, for .the cattle-feeder, 28 of\u2748 months during this 4 year period showed negative returns\u27 for this ^type of-feeding program (1)

A meat production strategy for southern Africa

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