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The Economics of Carcass Beef Production: An Appraisal of Florida's Feedlot Potential

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

J. Walter Prevatt ,
Bryan E. Melton ,
Thomas H. Spreen  and
W. Kary Mathis
J. Walter Prevatt
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
Bryan E. Melton
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
Thomas H. Spreen
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
W. Kary Mathis
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
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The production of beef cattle has historically been an important component of the Southeast's agricultural economy. In 1977 the region had 24.6 million cattle and calves, accounting for more than 28 percent of the total mature beef animals in the United States [3]. Despite this large and active cattle industry, however, the region is substantially deficient in carcass beef production.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , December 1978 , pp. 49 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1978

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