Efficiency of U.S. Grass-Fed Beef Farms
Bhandari, Basu Deb; Gillespie, Jeffrey; Scaglia, Guillermo
2015

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Grass-fed beef cost and returns survey data from 2012 were analyzed to measure technical efficiency of GFB farms in the U.S. We found all inputs with expected signs. The average technical efficiency of GFB was 70% and the farms are operating with increasing returns to scale.

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Title Efficiency of U.S. Grass-Fed Beef Farms
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Author(s) Bhandari, Basu Deb
Gillespie, Jeffrey
Scaglia, Guillermo
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Issue Date 2015-02
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.196813
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/196813
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/196813
Language English
Total Pages 14
Record Appears in Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) > 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia

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