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Household behavior with respect to meat consumption in the presence of BSE and CWD

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  • Aye Chan Myae
  • Ellen Goddard

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In this study, Canadian household meat consumption behavior in exotic (deer and elk meat) and traditional meats (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, bison, and seafood) is examined. This research introduces some differences in public response to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) risks across consumer segments from different sources of meat supply, including hunted meat. The analysis uses a combination of survey and household meat purchase data that include a balanced household panel of 2,393 households per year across time. A two‐step estimation procedure is used with a probit model in the first step (consume or not) and a doublelog–translog two‐stage demand system in the second step (level of consumption). It is assumed and tested that household sociodemographics, consumers’ risk perceptions/attitudes, and media coverage of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and chronic wasting disease (CWD) are underlying demand shifters in consumers’ daily meat purchase decision. The results suggest that households who obtain venison from hunting show the highest confidence in venison safety. Exotic meat preferences negatively affect traditional meat consumption in the daily diets of households who purchase traditional meats from stores and obtain venison from hunting. In response to the media coverage of BSE and CWD, exotic meat eaters are less sensitive to animal disease media information than the general population. L'importance des évaluations ou des avis des clients dans les achats en ligne a été reconnue dans la littérature; cependant, peu ont étudié comment les notes des clients en ligne affectent l'achat de produits frais par les consommateurs et son importance par rapport aux autres attributs des produits frais. La qualité des produits frais montre une grande incertitude et variation; par conséquent, l'impact du contenu généré par les utilisateurs, comme les notes des clients sur le choix des produits frais, est possiblement plus complexe que pour d'autres catégories de produits. De plus, les études précédentes sur les évaluations des clients n'ont pas examiné la majoration de prix que les détaillants peuvent obtenir sur la base de meilleures évaluations des produits frais. En utilisant une approche de préférence déclarée (c.‐à‐d. une expérience de choix), cette étude mesure la volonté de payer pour un score de notation client plus élevé et explore son importance relative pour d'autres attributs populaires de produits frais (c.‐à‐d. biologique, lieu d'origine et durée de conservation). Les résultats montrent que l'évaluation des clients est le deuxième attribut le plus important après le lieu d'origine et est plus importante que les méthodes de production (par exemple, biologiques et cultivées naturellement) pour les achats de fraises fraîches. De plus, les scores de notation démontrent un impact marginal décroissant sur la volonté de payer des consommateurs. Les jeunes consommateurs et les ménages avec enfants sont prêts à payer plus pour des produits frais avec des notes élevées que ceux avec des notes basses.

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  • Aye Chan Myae & Ellen Goddard, 2020. "Household behavior with respect to meat consumption in the presence of BSE and CWD," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 68(3), pages 315-341, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:canjag:v:68:y:2020:i:3:p:315-341
    DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12223
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