A simple yield-based pricing grid for beef carcases

dc.contributor	Gaden, ER
dc.contributor	Perry, D
dc.contributor	Nolan, T
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-25T12:32:24Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-25T12:32:24Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	Proc. Aust. Soc. Anim. Prod. (2002) 24: 296
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/9113
dc.description.abstract	The beef industry needs a simple and effective yield payment system, which producers can understand and smaller processors can use as a cheap alternative to VIAscan. A price grid based on carcase weight (HSCW), rib fat and eye-muscle area (EMA) can fit this need. Producers can relate these to live cattle assessment, and could therefore respond to incentives to lift carcase yield, improve returns for their cattle and reduce wastage in the industry. It would be cheap and easy to implement, especially where Meat Standards Australia (MSA) grading is already practised, and could be used to develop yield improvement training.
dc.publisher	ASAP
dc.source.uri	http://www.asap.asn.au/livestocklibrary/2002/gaden1C.pdf
dc.subject	Meat pricing
dc.subject	Price grids
dc.title	A simple yield-based pricing grid for beef carcases
dc.type	Research
dc.identifier.volume	24
dc.identifier.page	296