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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Production Contracts in the Hog Industry: Risk, Return and Financing Implications
Abstract
dc:descriptionResearch results indicate that growers wishing to enter the hog finishing sector, or expand an existing operation, will be able to do so with relatively less equity than would be possible without a production contract. Alternatively, capital constrained growers can invest in relatively larger facilities with a production contract than as a non-contract grower. Risk averse growers are able to finish hogs under contract profitably with less risk than is possible without a contract.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Agricultural Economics
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Roberts, Bruce Wayne
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Peter Barry
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI9953123
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83046