Spatial and Temporal Changes in the U.S. Hog, Dairy, and Fed-Cattle Sectors, 1975–2000 |
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| Authors: | Deepananda P Herath Alfons J Weersink Chantal L Carpentier |
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| Institution: | Deepananda P. Herath is postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Canada.;Alfons J. Weersink is professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Canada.;Chantal L. Carpetier is Head of the Environment, Economy and Trade Program, North American Center for Environmental Cooperation. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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