Excerpt from Retail Meat Prices in Perspective The beef cattle industry is at a critical point in the current cattle inventory cycle. Producers sustained heavy financial losses during most of the last 4 years as their costs held at relatively high levels while cattle prices were low. These losses, combined with droughts in many areas of the United States, caused a large reduction of the cattle herd. That reduction provided consumers with record large beef supplies at relatively low prices. The total cattle inventory was reduced from 132 million head in 1975 to million on January 1, 1978. A further reduction is expected this year. Initially, a herd sell-off increases beef supplies; sustained, it lowers the calf crop and resulting beef supplies. Beef production is now declining and beef prices are rising. This is putting producers back into a favorable financial situation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Trends in Price Spreads for Beef and Pork Farm-retail price spreads for beef and pork represei the difference between the average retail price per pour and the farm value of the quantity of live anim equivalent to 1-pound of retail cuts. They measure gro marketing charges incurred between livestock produce and the retail meat counter. Spreads change whe livestock prices. And retail meat prices change t different amounts. Price spread changes are usual largest when livestock prices are falling or retail me prices are rising. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Livestock and Meat Outlook and Situation: February, 1981 Retail meat prices this winter are expected to be only slightly above the fourth-quarter 1980 level because of large supplies. This spring, retail beef prices are expected to increase sharply, rising about 10 percent as beef sup plies decline. However, pork prices are expected to rise only slightly as supplies increase seasonally. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Seasonal Demand for Beef, Pork, and Broilers This paper has investigated the likelihood that real differences exist in consumer demand for beef, pork, and broilers between seasons within a year. Seasonal movements in retail prices for beef and pork cannot be explained by changes in supply or; consumption alone. This indicates that the demand for each meat is not stable throughout the year but differs seasonally in a definite pattern. Simply plotting retail prices against per cap ita consumption data on a quarterly basis indi cates the general nature of these differences. The greatest difference is noted for pork. Winter de mand is much stronger than summer demand. On the other hand, the demand for broilers was stronger in summer. Differences for beef were less obvious. Both prices and consumption, how ever, were generally above average during the third quarter. Regression analyses for each of the meats were run using quarterly data and separating data for the first and fourth quarters from those in the second and third quarters. Short run elasticity coefficients were obtained for pork and broilers using time series data for 1953 - 59. Similar esti mates were made for beef over the 12-year period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.