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A spatiotemporal analysis for fed beef in the southeastern United States
Author(s) -
Commer Malcolm
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(199101)7:1<71::aid-agr2720070107>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - production (economics) , distribution (mathematics) , agricultural economics , agricultural science , consumer demand , business , environmental science , industrial organization , economics , mathematics , microeconomics , mathematical analysis
The southeastern states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida currently export the majority of their feeder calves and import processed fed beef to satisfy consumer demand. The objective of this article is to determine the least‐cost routes of backgrounding, feeding/finishing, slaughtering/processing, and distributing boxed beef for these southeastern states. A spatiotemporal model is developed which determines the optimal routes for all production, processing, and distribution phases. Results indicate that the least‐cost solution could be reached by substantially expanding production, in all phases, in southern Alabama.