| Description |
iv, 33 p. : digital, PDF file |
| Series |
Economic information bulletin ; no. 32
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| System Details |
System requirements: WWW browser and PDF reader. |
| File Type |
Text (electronic publication) |
| System Details |
Mode of access via the USDA Economic Research Service web site. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on January 16, 2008). |
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"December 2007." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34). |
| Note |
Hog production in 2004 was characterized by wide variation in the types, sizes, and economic performance of operations. Operations specializing in a single production phase generated more than three times the product value, on average, of those using the traditional farrow-to-finish approach. Low-cost operations tended to be larger, located in the Heartland, and operated by farmers whose primary occupation was farming. Small and medium operations far outnumbered large and very large operations, but large and very large operations accounted for most of the production. Average production costs declined as the size of the hog operation increased, a result of reduced capital costs and more efficient input use. Hog production was highly concentrated in the Heartland, but the largest operations were specialized hog finishing units in the Southern Seaboard. |
| Subject |
Swine -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Key, Nigel David.
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United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service.
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| Gpo Item No. |
0042-X (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
A 93.73/2:32 |
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