Production Inefficiency in Fed Cattle Marketing and the Value of Sorting Pens into Alternative Marketing Groups Using Ultrasound Technology

Uncertainty and Producer Fed Cattle Marketing Decisions: Theory and Evidence

The effect of carcass quality uncertainty on the structure of the slaughter cattle market is investigated. A theoretical extension of the “Theory of Factor Price Disparity” is provided. It is demonstrated that the coexistence of a risk premium wedge between pricing mechanisms (live wt., dressed wt., and grid) in conjunction with varying degrees of risk aversion across fed cattle producers expla...

Grid Pricing as a Fed Cattle Marketing Strategy

Grid or formula pricing is an alternative marketing avenue for fed cattle. It is based on the value each individual carcass contributes to the total weight in the transaction. It is for this reason that grid pricing differs greatly from other beef pricing systems (live or dressed weight pricing). As such, this pricing system permits buying cattle based on their merit or lack thereof. Under such...

Alternative Foods — Marketing Perspectives on the Production and Distribution Systems

Most societal and environmental challenges that humanity is currently facing relate to unsustainable consumption patterns and lifestyles. This unsustainability is sup‐ ported by consumerism and producerism that have high interests for fierce produc‐ tivity. This study presents a supply-demand marketing perspective based on the current literature and current market realities. Local food producti...

investigating the integration of translation technologies into translation programs in iranian universities: basis for a syllabus design in translation technology

today, information technology and computers are indispensable tools of any profession and translation technologies have become an indispensable part of translator’s workstation. with the increasing demands for high productivity and speed as well as consistency and with the rise of new demands for translation and localization, it is necessary for translators to be familiar with market demands an...

Coordinated egg production and marketing in the north central states V. Least-cost egg marketing organization under alternative production patterns