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Improvements in Grades of Hogs Slaughtered from 1960-61 to 1967-68

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Excerpts from the report Preface: How much progress are U.S. farmers making in furnishing consumers the leaner pork they prefer? An answer to this question required detailed information on market attributes of slaughter hogs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture completed a survey of grades and measurements of hogs slaughtered in 1967-68, using procedures similar to those employed in 1960-61. This report analyzes and compares results of both surveys. This study depended on the cooperation of approximately 50 U.S. meatpackers and their principal trade associations--the American Meat Institute, the National Independent Meat Packers Association, and the Western States Meat Packers Association. The grading of the sample carcasses at individual plants was done by Carl Nelson of USDA's Consumer and Marketing Service. U.S. official grade standards were used. These standards are based largely on backfat measurement in relation to length or weight, as supplemented by subjective rating of meatiness and lean quality.

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  • Agnew, Donald B., 1969. "Improvements in Grades of Hogs Slaughtered from 1960-61 to 1967-68," Marketing Research Reports 312444, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:312444
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312444
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    1. Helmberger, Peter G. & Campbell, Gerald R. & Dobson, William D., 1981. "PART IV. Organization and Performance of Agricultural Markets," AAEA Monographs, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 337229, january.
    2. Griffith, Garry R., 1978. "An Ex Ante Evaluation of the National Pig Carcase Measurement and Information Service," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 46(03), pages 1-22, December.

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