Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopiaessp2
This document summarizes the key findings of a study that estimated demand elasticities for livestock products in Ethiopia using household survey data. The study found that:
1) All livestock products showed positive expenditure elasticities, indicating they are normal goods, though dairy products had the lowest elasticity. Beef had the highest elasticity close to 1.
2) Compensated price elasticities for own prices were negative as expected, with mutton and goat meat having the highest own-price elasticity.
3) There were differences in elasticities between urban and rural households.
This document summarizes key findings from a livestock study in Ethiopia conducted by researchers from ILRI, IFPRI, and EDRI. It addresses trends in livestock populations and prices, supply constraints, patterns of livestock markets and market integration, demand through consumption patterns and price elasticities, and the macroeconomic importance of the livestock sector. The summary highlights rapid growth in livestock populations and rising real cattle prices in the 2000s, decreasing but still imperfect market integration, significant expenditure and price responses in demand, and the livestock sector's strong economic linkages and potential for poverty reduction through income generation.
This document summarizes a presentation on analyzing Ethiopia's livestock sector using an economy-wide model. It discusses how livestock plays an important but often overlooked role in Ethiopia's economy through production linkages, consumption, and exports. The model couples herd dynamics with an economic model to capture these linkages. Simulations of productivity increases in various sub-sectors including livestock, cereals, and cash crops show that livestock growth substantially increases incomes from labor and land while also providing good export performance. While cereals growth reduces consumption poverty the most, livestock growth has larger positive effects on the overall agriculture sector and GDP.
Sectoral and Economy-wide Analysis of the Ethiopian Livestockessp2
This document provides an overview of a research project analyzing Ethiopia's livestock sector. The project has 5 components: 1) reviewing livestock statistics and diagnostic studies, 2) GIS analysis of livestock potential, 3) analyzing livestock demand patterns, 4) examining livestock market integration and price formation, and 5) conducting a CGE analysis of the macroeconomic linkages of the livestock sector. The livestock sector is large and important to Ethiopia's economy but is underperforming with low productivity, morbidity, and export share. The research aims to fill gaps in understanding the sector at both micro and macro levels in order to inform policies to strengthen the sector's contribution to growth and poverty reduction.
This document analyzes the role of livestock in the Kenyan economy using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model. The model was modified to include a separate herd dynamics module coupled with the economy-wide model. Simulation results show that livestock total factor productivity growth spurs greater economic growth than cereal growth alone by promoting livestock GDP and supporting the cereal sector. Livestock growth significantly increases GDP, exports, and factor returns like land more than other strategies. It also benefits poor rural households' incomes the most, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. The findings suggest Kenya should prioritize balanced agricultural growth across sectors like livestock and cereals rather than focusing on cereals alone.
Dairy farmers’ access to markets in Uganda: Observing the unobservableILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on dairy farmers' access to markets in Uganda. It discusses two main issues: 1) There are endless priorities and variables that influence market access, making it difficult to determine policy priorities, and 2) Perfect information assumptions do not always hold, as most farmers are "forced entrepreneurs" rather than opportunity-seeking. An analysis of survey data found differences between subsistence and commercial dairy farmers in herd size, income sources, and self-identification. A regression model showed that market participation depends on a farmer's commercial orientation and other variables. The conclusion is that more evidence is needed on farmers' entrepreneurial attitudes to better inform policies aimed at improving smallholder market access.
Farmers’ preference for bundled input-output markets: Implications for adapti...ILRI
Presented by E.J.O. Rao, N. Mtimet, E. Twine, I. Baltenweck and A. Omore at the 5th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23–26 September 2016
The increasing costs of nutritious foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and determinantsessp2
This document summarizes a study on trends in prices of nutritious foods in Ethiopia between 2007-2016. Key findings include:
1) Prices of vitamin A-rich foods and animal-source foods significantly increased, making healthy diets less affordable.
2) Prices of sugars and oils/fats decreased, which could contribute to obesity issues.
3) Local supply and demand, as well as border prices and exchange rates, were significant determinants of food prices.
4) Increasing prices of nutritious foods could undermine nutrition goals, so policies should focus on improving production and access to diverse, healthy diets.
Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopiaessp2
This document summarizes the key findings of a study that estimated demand elasticities for livestock products in Ethiopia using household survey data. The study found that:
1) All livestock products showed positive expenditure elasticities, indicating they are normal goods, though dairy products had the lowest elasticity. Beef had the highest elasticity close to 1.
2) Compensated price elasticities for own prices were negative as expected, with mutton and goat meat having the highest own-price elasticity.
3) There were differences in elasticities between urban and rural households.
This document summarizes key findings from a livestock study in Ethiopia conducted by researchers from ILRI, IFPRI, and EDRI. It addresses trends in livestock populations and prices, supply constraints, patterns of livestock markets and market integration, demand through consumption patterns and price elasticities, and the macroeconomic importance of the livestock sector. The summary highlights rapid growth in livestock populations and rising real cattle prices in the 2000s, decreasing but still imperfect market integration, significant expenditure and price responses in demand, and the livestock sector's strong economic linkages and potential for poverty reduction through income generation.
This document summarizes a presentation on analyzing Ethiopia's livestock sector using an economy-wide model. It discusses how livestock plays an important but often overlooked role in Ethiopia's economy through production linkages, consumption, and exports. The model couples herd dynamics with an economic model to capture these linkages. Simulations of productivity increases in various sub-sectors including livestock, cereals, and cash crops show that livestock growth substantially increases incomes from labor and land while also providing good export performance. While cereals growth reduces consumption poverty the most, livestock growth has larger positive effects on the overall agriculture sector and GDP.
Sectoral and Economy-wide Analysis of the Ethiopian Livestockessp2
This document provides an overview of a research project analyzing Ethiopia's livestock sector. The project has 5 components: 1) reviewing livestock statistics and diagnostic studies, 2) GIS analysis of livestock potential, 3) analyzing livestock demand patterns, 4) examining livestock market integration and price formation, and 5) conducting a CGE analysis of the macroeconomic linkages of the livestock sector. The livestock sector is large and important to Ethiopia's economy but is underperforming with low productivity, morbidity, and export share. The research aims to fill gaps in understanding the sector at both micro and macro levels in order to inform policies to strengthen the sector's contribution to growth and poverty reduction.
This document analyzes the role of livestock in the Kenyan economy using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model. The model was modified to include a separate herd dynamics module coupled with the economy-wide model. Simulation results show that livestock total factor productivity growth spurs greater economic growth than cereal growth alone by promoting livestock GDP and supporting the cereal sector. Livestock growth significantly increases GDP, exports, and factor returns like land more than other strategies. It also benefits poor rural households' incomes the most, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. The findings suggest Kenya should prioritize balanced agricultural growth across sectors like livestock and cereals rather than focusing on cereals alone.
Dairy farmers’ access to markets in Uganda: Observing the unobservableILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on dairy farmers' access to markets in Uganda. It discusses two main issues: 1) There are endless priorities and variables that influence market access, making it difficult to determine policy priorities, and 2) Perfect information assumptions do not always hold, as most farmers are "forced entrepreneurs" rather than opportunity-seeking. An analysis of survey data found differences between subsistence and commercial dairy farmers in herd size, income sources, and self-identification. A regression model showed that market participation depends on a farmer's commercial orientation and other variables. The conclusion is that more evidence is needed on farmers' entrepreneurial attitudes to better inform policies aimed at improving smallholder market access.
Farmers’ preference for bundled input-output markets: Implications for adapti...ILRI
Presented by E.J.O. Rao, N. Mtimet, E. Twine, I. Baltenweck and A. Omore at the 5th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23–26 September 2016
The increasing costs of nutritious foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and determinantsessp2
This document summarizes a study on trends in prices of nutritious foods in Ethiopia between 2007-2016. Key findings include:
1) Prices of vitamin A-rich foods and animal-source foods significantly increased, making healthy diets less affordable.
2) Prices of sugars and oils/fats decreased, which could contribute to obesity issues.
3) Local supply and demand, as well as border prices and exchange rates, were significant determinants of food prices.
4) Increasing prices of nutritious foods could undermine nutrition goals, so policies should focus on improving production and access to diverse, healthy diets.
This study aimed to analyze the effect of an increased price of broiler meat on the production, consumption, and
import of these commodities: Maize, rice, broiler meat, and eggs. The research method employed was the survey
method and used both primary and secondary. The commodities analyzed in this study included: Maize, rice,
broiler meat, and eggs. The business actors were classified into: (1) Commercial-broiler livestock companies
(LSCL), (2) commercial-broiler small-scale farms (SSCL), and (3) other households (OTHR). The determination
of the commodities was made based on considerations of production and consumption. The analysis results using
multimarket model showed that increased broiler meat price would have opposite effects on production and
consumption. An increased price of broiler meat increased the production of broiler meat, and on the contrary
decreased consumption of broiler meat. Fulfilling the equilibrium caused the net import to decrease. This was
very different from commercial layer. Furthermore, the increase in the price of broiler meat caused the production
and consumption of maize to increase. The percentage of production increase which was less than the percentage
of consumption increase caused the net import for maize to increase, on the contrary for rice.
Surabhi agarwal agricultural prices and macroeconomicsPrashant Kulkarni
Linkages between macroeconomic factors and commodity market have been a subject of discussion for a long time. The discussion largely concentrates on oil and bullion market. However given the importance of agricultural production and its consequent impact on the prices in the commodity markets and role in the national output, it is quite evident that thought has to be given to the role these markets play. Production impacts the prices on the supply side and by extension there is bound to be influence on the GDP. Literature of late has been arguing on the declining influence of agro-commodity prices on the inflation levels and WPI. The paper examines the interlinkages between commodity prices and macroeconomic factors like GDP and inflation. Our study indicates no long term convergence between these macro-economic variables and the prices of rice, wheat and oilseeds...
Future scenarios for pig sector development in Vietnam: Results from an updat...ILRI
The document summarizes the results of an economic model analyzing future scenarios for Vietnam's pig sector. The base scenario projects that traditional pork consumption will increase 57% over 10 years while modern pork consumption doubles. Maize imports are projected to reach 4 million tons by 2023 to meet growing feed demand. Alternative scenarios examining higher income growth, technological changes, and policy options suggest the modern pig sector will likely remain small, around 4-8% of production over the next decade.
Measuring policy distortions along agricultural value chains: Lessons from Af...IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes research analyzing the impact of government policies on agricultural value chains in 4 countries. It studied 9 commodity value chains, calculating Nominal Rates of Protection at different points to see how policies affect incentives. The key findings were that in Ethiopia, policies taxed participants, while in India some were protected and others taxed. In Nigeria, palm oil farmers were protected by policy while cocoa farmers experienced disincentives. Government interventions can have varying impacts along the value chain.
Proceeding aciar beefcattle_ias team_jan_2014Ho Cao Viet
The document analyzes beef cattle value chains in southern central coastal Vietnam. Key findings include:
1) Beef cattle farming contributes significantly to farmer household incomes in the region. 2) Live cattle and beef prices have been rising with strong demand in urban areas. 3) Farmers have improved cattle breeds and invested more in farming. 4) Government policies aim to enhance quality and quantity of cattle through improved slaughterhouses, veterinary services, and feed sources. 5) Beef cattle farming utilizes cassava byproducts and manure fertilizes soil.
Group No 5 Presents on food inflation in India. Food inflation has remained stubborn in recent years due to factors like increasing demand from higher rural wages, rising agricultural costs, and changes in consumption patterns. The document discusses the history of food production in India including the pre-Green Revolution period and the impacts and stages of the Green Revolution. It also summarizes recent trends in domestic and global food inflation and the role of supply constraints like oil prices. Other topics covered include the impacts of policies like MGNREGA, taxation, fiscal stimulus, and issues with the APMC Act and public distribution system.
This document summarizes the global pork trade outlook for 2019, with a focus on key markets and issues. Global pork trade is expected to set new records this year, though the degree to which the U.S. benefits depends on tariffs. China, Europe, Mexico, and Japan are highlighted as four key areas due to African swine fever, Brexit, U.S. tariffs on Mexico, and continued growth in Japan-U.S. trade respectively. Strong global demand remains but will be impacted by these issues and economic conditions.
Dustin Baker - Pork Industry Economic UpdateJohn Blue
Pork Industry Economic Update - Dustin Baker, National Pork Producers Council, from the 2019 Minnesota Pork Congress, February 5 - 6, 2019, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_5bHW6MgRAxR_WyINKBPyCwAeXFJ5CfZ
Assessing ex-ante impact of the complementary dairy improvement interventions...ILRI
Presented by Sirak Bahta, Kidus Nigussie, Getachew Gebru, Solomon Desta and Barry Shapiro at the Annual Conference of Association of Agricultural Economists of South Africa (AEASA), South Africa, 8-10 October 2019
This document provides an overview of business systems and economics. It discusses key concepts like economic systems, factors of production, and different types of market structures. It also summarizes the US economic system, including how supply and demand determine prices through equilibrium. Private enterprise, competition, and evaluating economic goals of stability, employment and growth are also covered at a high level.
U.S. Organic Buckwheat Market. Analysis and Forecast To 2025IndexBox Marketing
This document provides a sample report on the U.S. organic buckwheat market from 2017-2025. It includes analysis of market size, production, imports, exports, and prices of organic buckwheat compared to conventional buckwheat. Tables and figures present historical data from 2007-2015 and forecasts for market trends through 2025. The report covers topics such as market volume and value, production by state, trade balances, consumption, and factors influencing the organic buckwheat industry.
Climate impacts on livestock production in a southern Africa region: Model pr...ILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on modeling projections of climate impacts on livestock production in southern Africa from 2010 to 2050. It finds that under climate change scenarios, forage supply will be more constrained, limiting the expansion of livestock production and increasing reliance on imports. This could negatively impact food security in some countries. Refining the analysis of feed availability and trade-offs, and exploring options like feed substitutions and investments in forage technologies, are recommended next steps.
Ruth's Chris expanded internationally by opening its first franchise location in Mexico in 2005 and has since opened additional locations in Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. The company selects international markets based on criteria like high beef consumption, urbanization, and income. In Dubai specifically, Ruth's Chris found a strategic fit due to factors like high per capita GDP, beef consumption, and urbanization. The company is taking a long-term approach to the UAE market through an initial company-owned location and plans to eventually transition to franchising with adaptations like halal standards.
This document provides a business plan and market analysis for Stormy Creek Grass Fed Beef, a proposed startup business that would produce and sell high-quality, grass-fed beef. The plan recommends taking a phased approach, starting with direct-to-consumer sales and partnerships with local businesses. It analyzes competitors and the grass-fed beef market, and identifies target customers. Strategic partnerships and marketing through organizations like the Minnesota Grown program are suggested to build the brand and reach new customers.
The document summarizes the Canadian cattle and beef industry's trading partnerships. It discusses how the Canada Beef Export Federation works to expand exports of Canadian beef globally. It outlines the benefits of expanded access to international markets, including Asia and Mexico, which can increase the value received per head of cattle by $400 by opening new export markets. The quality and safety of Canadian beef production systems help facilitate its return to international markets.
Dr. Travis Arp - International View - Around the World in 90 Days - Policies ...John Blue
International View - Around the World in 90 Days - Policies Influencing Our Journey - Dr. Travis Arp, Manager of Technical Services, U.S. Meat Export Federation, from the 2015 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit, The Journey to Extraordinary, May 6 - 7, 2015, Kansas City, MO, USA.
More presentations at http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2015-the-journey-to-extraordinary
Measuring competitiveness of beef and sheep production on national and intern...ILRI
This document summarizes a conference presentation on measuring competitiveness of beef and sheep production globally and at the farm level. It defines competitiveness and outlines different levels and factors that influence competitiveness. The agri benchmark network is described as a non-profit expert network that measures typical farms in major beef and sheep producing countries to analyze competitiveness based on factors like productivity, costs of production, and profitability. Selected results are shown comparing productivity, costs and margins for beef finishing farms globally. The presentation concludes that agri benchmark offers a framework for comparable analysis of competitiveness at the farm and sector level globally.
The document discusses trends in the US cattle industry from 2009-2010, including declining cattle inventories, rising costs of production, and tight domestic beef supplies. Cattle numbers were at their lowest since 1959. Beef cow inventory declined 1% in 2010 while milk cow numbers dropped 2.7%. Smaller cattle supplies supported higher prices for calves and feeders in 2010. Beef production was forecast to decline 2% from 2009 levels due to smaller feeder cattle availability and cattle placements.
Beef remains the top protein source in the U.S. foodservice industry, comprising 30% of the total protein market in 2015. That year, 7.74 billion pounds of beef were sold to foodservice, with ground beef making up the largest volume at 5 billion pounds. Limited service restaurants purchased the most beef at 3.5 billion pounds. Operators continue to menu beef due to customer demand and the higher average checks it generates.
- Argentina is a major global producer and exporter of beef, but the industry was negatively impacted by recent government policies. The new government is taking steps to boost the industry through measures like eliminating export taxes and restrictions.
- Production and exports are expected to increase over 50% as a result. Slaughterhouse capacity remains underutilized despite some consolidation in the industry in recent years.
- The economic changes make M&A activity likely to pick up as companies seek capital to invest in growth and exploit new opportunities, but foreign investors may wait for further governance consolidation under the new government.
This study aimed to analyze the effect of an increased price of broiler meat on the production, consumption, and
import of these commodities: Maize, rice, broiler meat, and eggs. The research method employed was the survey
method and used both primary and secondary. The commodities analyzed in this study included: Maize, rice,
broiler meat, and eggs. The business actors were classified into: (1) Commercial-broiler livestock companies
(LSCL), (2) commercial-broiler small-scale farms (SSCL), and (3) other households (OTHR). The determination
of the commodities was made based on considerations of production and consumption. The analysis results using
multimarket model showed that increased broiler meat price would have opposite effects on production and
consumption. An increased price of broiler meat increased the production of broiler meat, and on the contrary
decreased consumption of broiler meat. Fulfilling the equilibrium caused the net import to decrease. This was
very different from commercial layer. Furthermore, the increase in the price of broiler meat caused the production
and consumption of maize to increase. The percentage of production increase which was less than the percentage
of consumption increase caused the net import for maize to increase, on the contrary for rice.
Surabhi agarwal agricultural prices and macroeconomicsPrashant Kulkarni
Linkages between macroeconomic factors and commodity market have been a subject of discussion for a long time. The discussion largely concentrates on oil and bullion market. However given the importance of agricultural production and its consequent impact on the prices in the commodity markets and role in the national output, it is quite evident that thought has to be given to the role these markets play. Production impacts the prices on the supply side and by extension there is bound to be influence on the GDP. Literature of late has been arguing on the declining influence of agro-commodity prices on the inflation levels and WPI. The paper examines the interlinkages between commodity prices and macroeconomic factors like GDP and inflation. Our study indicates no long term convergence between these macro-economic variables and the prices of rice, wheat and oilseeds...
Future scenarios for pig sector development in Vietnam: Results from an updat...ILRI
The document summarizes the results of an economic model analyzing future scenarios for Vietnam's pig sector. The base scenario projects that traditional pork consumption will increase 57% over 10 years while modern pork consumption doubles. Maize imports are projected to reach 4 million tons by 2023 to meet growing feed demand. Alternative scenarios examining higher income growth, technological changes, and policy options suggest the modern pig sector will likely remain small, around 4-8% of production over the next decade.
Measuring policy distortions along agricultural value chains: Lessons from Af...IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes research analyzing the impact of government policies on agricultural value chains in 4 countries. It studied 9 commodity value chains, calculating Nominal Rates of Protection at different points to see how policies affect incentives. The key findings were that in Ethiopia, policies taxed participants, while in India some were protected and others taxed. In Nigeria, palm oil farmers were protected by policy while cocoa farmers experienced disincentives. Government interventions can have varying impacts along the value chain.
Proceeding aciar beefcattle_ias team_jan_2014Ho Cao Viet
The document analyzes beef cattle value chains in southern central coastal Vietnam. Key findings include:
1) Beef cattle farming contributes significantly to farmer household incomes in the region. 2) Live cattle and beef prices have been rising with strong demand in urban areas. 3) Farmers have improved cattle breeds and invested more in farming. 4) Government policies aim to enhance quality and quantity of cattle through improved slaughterhouses, veterinary services, and feed sources. 5) Beef cattle farming utilizes cassava byproducts and manure fertilizes soil.
Group No 5 Presents on food inflation in India. Food inflation has remained stubborn in recent years due to factors like increasing demand from higher rural wages, rising agricultural costs, and changes in consumption patterns. The document discusses the history of food production in India including the pre-Green Revolution period and the impacts and stages of the Green Revolution. It also summarizes recent trends in domestic and global food inflation and the role of supply constraints like oil prices. Other topics covered include the impacts of policies like MGNREGA, taxation, fiscal stimulus, and issues with the APMC Act and public distribution system.
This document summarizes the global pork trade outlook for 2019, with a focus on key markets and issues. Global pork trade is expected to set new records this year, though the degree to which the U.S. benefits depends on tariffs. China, Europe, Mexico, and Japan are highlighted as four key areas due to African swine fever, Brexit, U.S. tariffs on Mexico, and continued growth in Japan-U.S. trade respectively. Strong global demand remains but will be impacted by these issues and economic conditions.
Dustin Baker - Pork Industry Economic UpdateJohn Blue
Pork Industry Economic Update - Dustin Baker, National Pork Producers Council, from the 2019 Minnesota Pork Congress, February 5 - 6, 2019, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_5bHW6MgRAxR_WyINKBPyCwAeXFJ5CfZ
Assessing ex-ante impact of the complementary dairy improvement interventions...ILRI
Presented by Sirak Bahta, Kidus Nigussie, Getachew Gebru, Solomon Desta and Barry Shapiro at the Annual Conference of Association of Agricultural Economists of South Africa (AEASA), South Africa, 8-10 October 2019
This document provides an overview of business systems and economics. It discusses key concepts like economic systems, factors of production, and different types of market structures. It also summarizes the US economic system, including how supply and demand determine prices through equilibrium. Private enterprise, competition, and evaluating economic goals of stability, employment and growth are also covered at a high level.
U.S. Organic Buckwheat Market. Analysis and Forecast To 2025IndexBox Marketing
This document provides a sample report on the U.S. organic buckwheat market from 2017-2025. It includes analysis of market size, production, imports, exports, and prices of organic buckwheat compared to conventional buckwheat. Tables and figures present historical data from 2007-2015 and forecasts for market trends through 2025. The report covers topics such as market volume and value, production by state, trade balances, consumption, and factors influencing the organic buckwheat industry.
Climate impacts on livestock production in a southern Africa region: Model pr...ILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on modeling projections of climate impacts on livestock production in southern Africa from 2010 to 2050. It finds that under climate change scenarios, forage supply will be more constrained, limiting the expansion of livestock production and increasing reliance on imports. This could negatively impact food security in some countries. Refining the analysis of feed availability and trade-offs, and exploring options like feed substitutions and investments in forage technologies, are recommended next steps.
Ruth's Chris expanded internationally by opening its first franchise location in Mexico in 2005 and has since opened additional locations in Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. The company selects international markets based on criteria like high beef consumption, urbanization, and income. In Dubai specifically, Ruth's Chris found a strategic fit due to factors like high per capita GDP, beef consumption, and urbanization. The company is taking a long-term approach to the UAE market through an initial company-owned location and plans to eventually transition to franchising with adaptations like halal standards.
This document provides a business plan and market analysis for Stormy Creek Grass Fed Beef, a proposed startup business that would produce and sell high-quality, grass-fed beef. The plan recommends taking a phased approach, starting with direct-to-consumer sales and partnerships with local businesses. It analyzes competitors and the grass-fed beef market, and identifies target customers. Strategic partnerships and marketing through organizations like the Minnesota Grown program are suggested to build the brand and reach new customers.
The document summarizes the Canadian cattle and beef industry's trading partnerships. It discusses how the Canada Beef Export Federation works to expand exports of Canadian beef globally. It outlines the benefits of expanded access to international markets, including Asia and Mexico, which can increase the value received per head of cattle by $400 by opening new export markets. The quality and safety of Canadian beef production systems help facilitate its return to international markets.
Dr. Travis Arp - International View - Around the World in 90 Days - Policies ...John Blue
International View - Around the World in 90 Days - Policies Influencing Our Journey - Dr. Travis Arp, Manager of Technical Services, U.S. Meat Export Federation, from the 2015 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit, The Journey to Extraordinary, May 6 - 7, 2015, Kansas City, MO, USA.
More presentations at http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2015-the-journey-to-extraordinary
Measuring competitiveness of beef and sheep production on national and intern...ILRI
This document summarizes a conference presentation on measuring competitiveness of beef and sheep production globally and at the farm level. It defines competitiveness and outlines different levels and factors that influence competitiveness. The agri benchmark network is described as a non-profit expert network that measures typical farms in major beef and sheep producing countries to analyze competitiveness based on factors like productivity, costs of production, and profitability. Selected results are shown comparing productivity, costs and margins for beef finishing farms globally. The presentation concludes that agri benchmark offers a framework for comparable analysis of competitiveness at the farm and sector level globally.
The document discusses trends in the US cattle industry from 2009-2010, including declining cattle inventories, rising costs of production, and tight domestic beef supplies. Cattle numbers were at their lowest since 1959. Beef cow inventory declined 1% in 2010 while milk cow numbers dropped 2.7%. Smaller cattle supplies supported higher prices for calves and feeders in 2010. Beef production was forecast to decline 2% from 2009 levels due to smaller feeder cattle availability and cattle placements.
Beef remains the top protein source in the U.S. foodservice industry, comprising 30% of the total protein market in 2015. That year, 7.74 billion pounds of beef were sold to foodservice, with ground beef making up the largest volume at 5 billion pounds. Limited service restaurants purchased the most beef at 3.5 billion pounds. Operators continue to menu beef due to customer demand and the higher average checks it generates.
- Argentina is a major global producer and exporter of beef, but the industry was negatively impacted by recent government policies. The new government is taking steps to boost the industry through measures like eliminating export taxes and restrictions.
- Production and exports are expected to increase over 50% as a result. Slaughterhouse capacity remains underutilized despite some consolidation in the industry in recent years.
- The economic changes make M&A activity likely to pick up as companies seek capital to invest in growth and exploit new opportunities, but foreign investors may wait for further governance consolidation under the new government.
Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Probability of Market Participation am...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
This document summarizes a study that examined socioeconomic factors influencing cattle farmers' participation in markets in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study found that:
1) The average cattle farmer was 43 years old, had a family of 10 people, 19 years of marketing experience, and a herd of 49 cattle. Most were male (95%), married (83%), and had some formal education (78%).
2) A logit model was used to analyze factors influencing market participation. Five variables were found to significantly impact participation: gender (being male increased the probability of participation by 45%), education level, distance to market, access to market information, and seasonality.
3) The study provides recommendations such as encouraging more
Competition in the Food Sector: Issues Arising in the Meat SectorOECD Governance
Presentation by Professor Steve McCorriston, Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Exeter’s Business School, United Kingdom, at the II Competition and Regulation Forum: “Reaching for market efficiency” which took place in Mexico on 9-10 January 2018. Further information is available at www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/.
Pastoral growth study policy retrospective paper 1 final p1haramaya university
This document summarizes a report on pastoral economic policies in Ethiopia from 1991-2008. It finds that reliable data and information on the pastoral economy is lacking, leading to an undervaluation of the sector's contributions. Pastoralism is estimated to contribute over 16% to Ethiopia's GDP, over 50% more than the commonly cited figure, as official statistics do not account for home consumption of products. Better data is needed on production, marketing, trade, and linkages to other sectors to improve policymaking.
Livestock Marketing Performance Evaluation in Afar Region, EthiopiaPremier Publishers
This document evaluates the livestock marketing performance in Afar region of Ethiopia. It finds that some markets have oligopsony structures with high concentration of wholesale buyers, making them inefficient. Most markets were also inefficient with higher marketing margins except for Yallo market. A regression model showed that livestock price was significantly influenced by various factors like market, animal breed, gender, age and grade. A correlation analysis found that markets were not integrated at all levels. The document concludes that policies to improve marketing facilities could help change the situation in the region.
The poultry sector has undergone major structural changes during the past two decades due to the introduction of modern intensive production methods, genetic improvements, improved preventive disease control and biosecurity measures, increasing income and human population, and urbanization
More Details: https://pixelsutra.com/poultry-industry
Presentation by Jeremy Lind at the event "The Political Economy of Agricultural Policy Processes in Africa", September 2014.
http://www.future-agricultures.org/events/the-political-economy-of-agricultural-policy-processes-in-africa
Agricultural growth and multiplier effects of consumption spending in rural a...IFPRIMaSSP
As per capita income of households increase, the share of expenditure on food declines as do expenditures on staples. Further, as incomes rise in the face of increasing urbanization, factor intensities of consumption patterns tend to shift from labor intensive rurally produced commodities to foreign exchange, capital intensive imported commodities. Using a nationally representative survey data and a social accounting matrix, this paper discusses locational and consumption linkages across aggregated commodity groups. It further analyzes the interdependencies between activities, households and factors by providing income multipliers in a general equilibrium framework. Results generally indicate that marginal propensities to consume for most food commodities are falling as incomes while some luxurious food groups such as spices and beverages are rising. Associated income and price multiplier effects show that output, demand, GDP and household incomes will increase by a factor of two cumulatively. However, increased output will not be sufficient to offset demand and as such imports will grow by a factor of four. Generally, changes in consumption spending behavior result in positive growth but prioritized growth is more appropriate.
This document summarizes work to improve the representation of livestock in the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) model. Key improvements include disaggregating livestock production across systems, capturing differences in feed requirements, and linking available feeds to landscape and market sources. The modeling framework accounts for demand and supply-side factors, models livestock feed mixes and stocking rates. It also examines interactions between livestock, aquaculture, and use of co-products as animal feed under different scenarios. Remaining challenges include better representing rangelands and incorporating direct impacts of heat and water stress.
This document provides a review of beef cattle production systems, marketing, and constraints in Ethiopia. It discusses the following key points:
1. The main beef cattle production systems in Ethiopia are traditional extensive systems, by-product based feedlot systems, and the Hararghe intensive fattening system.
2. Beef cattle are typically marketed through traditional routes, passing from primary to secondary to tertiary markets. Livestock also experience cross-border exports.
3. The major constraints to beef cattle production in Ethiopia include feed shortages, diseases/parasites, drought, lack of grazing land, poor market access, insufficient veterinary and extension services, and inadequate infrastructure.
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1. Dynamic Implications of Production Shocks and Policy on Livestock Markets and Household Welfare: A Sectoral and Economy-Wide Analysis IFPRI-ILRI-EDRI Livestock Initiative Informal seminar, April 20, 2011
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7. Figure x. Overview of the research components and their linkages with each other Household demand analysis of livestock General equilibrium model Analysis of livestock prices & values chains GIS (spatial) analysis of livestock sector Integration of markets; effect of shocks on prices; modeling scenarios Patterns of production and market access Spatial data on rainfall & forage shocks Elasticities of own price, cross-price & income demand Partial equilibrium model of livestock dynamics Improved herd dynamics
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14. Big rise in live animal export values, almost certainly related to increase international prices
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Research Objectives Being part of a larger project that is aimed at examining a sector little studied this section of the study is aimed at assessing if and how regional and central markets are integrated, and Identify factors that play significant role in affecting livestock price formation and study how these factors influence livestock pricing and possibly study if and how they affect trade routes To achieve these objectives we propose: Integration of markets is intended to be investigated using threshold autoregression model We are gathering data relevant to study price formation and surveying what econometric model to use
The basic idea behind applying TAR to analyze market integration, which somebody called “a fancy way of doing correlations”, is to see if and how prices in spatially separated markets co-move and how fast price shocks are transmitted among integrated markets TAR differs from simple correlation as it acknowledges the existence of thresholds, which are created by transaction costs, that price differentials must exceed before equilibrating price adjustments that lead to market integration occur. Simple representation of a TAR model for two spatially separated livestock markets ( i and j ) with prices P i t and P j t , both of which are unit root AR(1) is: The regime switching framework can be characterized as: where c is the threshold value that causes a regime switch. Specifically, when the lagged price differential is below the threshold value lambda 1 =1, implying that the parity relationship follows a random walk when there are small deviations of price differences. However, a large deviation, such as a shock to the price in either market, will trigger the condition j ~ Pt1j > c, causing = (2). Under the assumption that a stable equilibrium between prices at the two spatially separated locations exists, lambda 2 < 1, implying that the price differential process is stationary and shocks to P i t or P j t will die out over time.
For MI analysis although there were longer time series CSA data that we found less reliable and ILRI data that was rich in terms its detail in livestock quality with short time series and lacking information on many markets we preferred to use monthly CSA price data that balances both quality and time span. The data spans from July 2001 through January 2011 (115 months). It comprises price data on 4 categories of livestock, goats, sheep, cock, and hen. Although we are working on developing some weight for markets the data shows that un-weighted average real prices have increased by an average annual rate of 3.4, 1.9, 3.5, 2.3, 1.1, 2, 3.4, and 3.5 percent for bulls, cows, oxen, heifer, sheep, goats, cocks, and hen, respectively.
As can be expected the story is different when considering nominal prices. The same 8 categories had average annual growth in nominal prices of 17.6, 16.1, 17.8, 16.4, 14.8, 15.9, 17.8, and 17.7 percent.
While correlations with real prices are weak, nominal prices of livestock are strongly correlated with almost all of the variables