Harvested Cattle, Slaughtered Markets?
50 Pages Posted: 10 May 2022
Date Written: April 27, 2022
Abstract
Reasons for intense concern about competition and fairness in cattle and beef markets are obvious from charts of retail beef prices, beef packer profit margins, grocery profit margins, and returns to independent cattle feeders.
Keywords: Market power, cattle, beef, partial vertical integration, policy alternatives
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Taylor, Charles, Harvested Cattle, Slaughtered Markets? (April 27, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4094924 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4094924
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