search our site     home > key topics > livestock, dairy, poultry, aquaculture   meatpacking The $70 billion slaughtering and processing industry, which turns cattle, hogs, sheep, and poultry into meat and other products, has consolidated rapidly in recent years. ERS experts provide data and analyses on the operation, cost, size, structure, and performance of this industry. related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research • Animal Production and Marketing Issues • Cattle • Hogs • Poultry and Eggs feature Savvy Buyers Spur Food Safety Innovations in Meat Processing finds that the market incentives that motivate private firms to invest in food safety innovation seem to be fairly weak. Results from an ERS survey of U.S. meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants and two case studies of innovation in the U.S. beef industry reveal development of a number of mechanisms to overcome that weakness and to stimulate investment in food safety innovation. For the full report, see Food Safety Innovation in the United States: Evidence from the Meat Industry. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: July 14, 2004  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Meat and Poultry Plants' Food Safety Investments: Survey Findings • Beef and Pork Values and Price Spreads Explained • Savvy Buyers Spur Food Safety Innovations in Meat Processing latest data products (all) • HACCP Survey Results resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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