Economic Impact of the Mississippi Poultry Industry at the Year 2002
- Topics:
- Food and Beverage
- Tags:
- Industry,
- Management,
- Meat,
- Strategy
- Source:
- Mississippi State University
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Overview: The U.S. poultry industry suffered from overexpansion in the last half of the 1990s. The U.S. poultry industry must serve many markets. The first major market segmentation between the domestic market and the export market. The American market prefers white meat, leaving most the dark meat for export. The export market may be affected by conditions, such as oil prices, wars, and currency fluctuations, which are beyond the control of the poultry integrator. Prices received in the domestic market are largely a function of poultry supplies, prices competing meats, and the condition of the U.S economy.
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Format: PDF | Size: 276KB | Date: Aug 2002 | Pages: 14
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