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Spatial and Temporal Changes in the U.S. Hog, Dairy, and Fed‐Cattle Sectors, 1975–2000
Author(s) -
Herath Deepananda P.,
Weersink Alfons J.,
Carpentier Chantal L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2004.00207.x
Subject(s) - dairy cattle , agricultural economics , dairy industry , agricultural science , business , geography , zoology , economics , biology , food science
The hog, dairy, and fed‐cattle sectors have become more geographically concentrated within states across the country. Hog and dairy inventories increased in nontraditional production regions but fed‐cattle inventories increased only in the three major producing states. Regions in the northeastern quadrant of the United States tended to experience an attrition pattern of geographical concentration in livestock production. In contrast, an augmentation pattern is evident in the western regions where absolute inventory numbers increased along with geographical concentration. The patterns are most closely associated with changes in regional processing capacity.