Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry

This study examines the impact of different food scare events on marketing margins in the U.S. beef and pork industries. The authors analyze how market stresses induced by the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recalls and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreaks affect price spreads and...

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Main Authors: Capps, Oral, Jr., Colin-Castillo, Sergio, Hernandez, Manuel A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152744
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author Capps, Oral, Jr.
Colin-Castillo, Sergio
Hernandez, Manuel A.
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Colin-Castillo, Sergio
Hernandez, Manuel A.
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Colin-Castillo, Sergio
Hernandez, Manuel A.
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description This study examines the impact of different food scare events on marketing margins in the U.S. beef and pork industries. The authors analyze how market stresses induced by the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recalls and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreaks affect price spreads and the extent of price transmission at the slaughter‐to‐wholesale and wholesale‐to‐retail levels. They use monthly national data for the period 1986–2008, which includes records of FSIS recalls of varying severity and BSE events in the United States and Canada. The authors account for immediate and delayed effects of food scares and for potential cross effects across industries and countries. The results indicate that beef and food recalls do not affect their corresponding price margins and overall food safety incidents have minor cross‐industry and cross‐country effects. However, BSE discoveries in the United States considerably affect marketing margins in the beef industry, particularly at the wholesale‐to‐retail level. Interestingly, subsequent discoveries had smaller impacts on price margins. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreaks also appear to affect the extent of price transmission between wholesalers and retailers.
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spelling CGSpace1527442024-11-15T08:53:01Z Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry Capps, Oral, Jr. Colin-Castillo, Sergio Hernandez, Manuel A. marketing margins price formation food recall bovine spongiform encephalopathy meat industry This study examines the impact of different food scare events on marketing margins in the U.S. beef and pork industries. The authors analyze how market stresses induced by the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recalls and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreaks affect price spreads and the extent of price transmission at the slaughter‐to‐wholesale and wholesale‐to‐retail levels. They use monthly national data for the period 1986–2008, which includes records of FSIS recalls of varying severity and BSE events in the United States and Canada. The authors account for immediate and delayed effects of food scares and for potential cross effects across industries and countries. The results indicate that beef and food recalls do not affect their corresponding price margins and overall food safety incidents have minor cross‐industry and cross‐country effects. However, BSE discoveries in the United States considerably affect marketing margins in the beef industry, particularly at the wholesale‐to‐retail level. Interestingly, subsequent discoveries had smaller impacts on price margins. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreaks also appear to affect the extent of price transmission between wholesalers and retailers. 2013-09 2024-10-01T13:55:09Z 2024-10-01T13:55:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152744 en Limited Access Wiley Capps, Oral, Jr.; Colin-Castillo, Sergio; and Hernandez, Manuel A. 2013. Do marketing margins change with food scares? Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry. Agribusiness 29(4): 426-454. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21340
spellingShingle marketing margins
price formation
food recall
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
meat industry
Capps, Oral, Jr.
Colin-Castillo, Sergio
Hernandez, Manuel A.
Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry
title Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry
title_full Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry
title_fullStr Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry
title_full_unstemmed Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry
title_short Do marketing margins change with food scares?: Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the U.S. red meat industry
title_sort do marketing margins change with food scares examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the u s red meat industry
topic marketing margins
price formation
food recall
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
meat industry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152744
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