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Factors Affecting Wholesale Poultry Prices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Joe L. Parceli
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri
Vern Pierce
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri

Abstract

Changes in consumer demand for poultry meats can be characterized as evolving over time and following seasonal patterns. The focus of this study is on understanding factors affecting wholesale poultry prices. This information is needed so that poultry processors and poultry producers may better understand how consumer purchasing patterns affect price changes. Results suggest that seasonal differences between the price of cuts exist. Furthermore, own-cut and cross-cut flexibilities were unique to individual cuts.

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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2000

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