This paper models the market for beef products when quality production is stochastic and quality information is asymmetric between producers and consumers. Independent sorters act as intermediaries to enhance market efficiency by guaranteeing minimum quality levels. Market shares, effort levels, prices, and quality standards are obtained for general market equilibrium
Government commodity grading systems have a long and sometimes controversial history in the livestoc...
Beef has lost considerable market share because it does not offer adequate value to consumers. An im...
The beef industryin the United Statesconsists of several distinct production levels ranging from the...
Industry observers1 assert that the quality of beef products has declined in relative terms to non-b...
Carcass data from more than 38,000 cattle was used to compare the called and measured yield grade in...
Grading of agricultural commodities for quality is ubiquitous. By ensuring a minimum level for prod...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) beef grading system plays an important role in ma...
As agricultural products move from being economic commodities to qualitydifferentiated goods, price ...
This paper examines the role of quality grades or standards in the supply chain. A model is employed...
Because grading errors can impede the integrity of the beef grading system, it is important to inves...
Live cattle are increasingly priced as an explicit function of U.S. Department of Agriculture yield ...
The effects of various supply and demand shifts on beef price, quantity, and industry welfare have b...
Grid pricing is commonly associated with value based marketing because each animal’s price is based ...
As agricultural products move from being economic commodities to quality-differentiated goods, price...
Graduation date: 1982The basic objective of this thesis was to estimate the\ud economic effects of y...
Government commodity grading systems have a long and sometimes controversial history in the livestoc...
Beef has lost considerable market share because it does not offer adequate value to consumers. An im...
The beef industryin the United Statesconsists of several distinct production levels ranging from the...
Industry observers1 assert that the quality of beef products has declined in relative terms to non-b...
Carcass data from more than 38,000 cattle was used to compare the called and measured yield grade in...
Grading of agricultural commodities for quality is ubiquitous. By ensuring a minimum level for prod...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) beef grading system plays an important role in ma...
As agricultural products move from being economic commodities to qualitydifferentiated goods, price ...
This paper examines the role of quality grades or standards in the supply chain. A model is employed...
Because grading errors can impede the integrity of the beef grading system, it is important to inves...
Live cattle are increasingly priced as an explicit function of U.S. Department of Agriculture yield ...
The effects of various supply and demand shifts on beef price, quantity, and industry welfare have b...
Grid pricing is commonly associated with value based marketing because each animal’s price is based ...
As agricultural products move from being economic commodities to quality-differentiated goods, price...
Graduation date: 1982The basic objective of this thesis was to estimate the\ud economic effects of y...
Government commodity grading systems have a long and sometimes controversial history in the livestoc...
Beef has lost considerable market share because it does not offer adequate value to consumers. An im...
The beef industryin the United Statesconsists of several distinct production levels ranging from the...