T paper analyzes the optimal procurement, processing, and production decisions of a meat-processing company (hereafter, a “packer”) in a beef supply chain. The packer processes fed cattle to produce two beef products, program (premium) boxed beef and commodity boxed beef, in fixed proportions, but with downward substitution of the premium product for the commodity product. The packer can source...

Junior livestock projects provide excellent opportunities for education and positive agricultural experiences for youth. As genetic testing advances become widely available to livestock producers, youth benefit by learning about the benefits and applications of genetic testing. Market and replacement hogs can be tested for genetic defects and for performance characteristics which influence repr...

This paper reviews the major influencers that will drive change in meat packaging. A review of the current state of fresh-meat packaging in the US has shown a continued evolution to case ready packaging, with 60% of the packages audited being in the case ready format, versus 49% just two years earlier. Additionally, the market is moving to a higher degree of convenience in the meat case, and re...

Abstract Cultured meat, i.e. meat produced in-vitro through the cultivation of animal stem cells, is a radical innovation that prepares to enter market in near future. It has potential substantially reduce negative externalities today’s production and consumption pave way for more sustainable global food system. However, this can only be realized if cultured penetrates mass-market, which render...

Recalls of meat, poultry and processed eggs occur under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Typically, meat and poultry products that have already been shipped and distributed into the market and are suspected of being potentially hazardous to public health, are voluntarily recalled by firms either by their own initiative or at the ...

In the present paper, it is studied the price relations and how price is transmitted between the producer level and the consumer level for lamb meat. Data used in the research include consumer price index and producer price index for lamb meat covering monthly periods of 91 months since March 2001 through September 2008. Johansen's and Juselius's cointegration method and Granger causality test ...

Multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR bacteria), such as extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Enterobacteriaceae, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE), pose a challenge to the human health care system. In recent years, these MDR bacteria have been detected increasingly outside the hospital environment. Also the contamination of food with ...