An economic study on pork marketing and the stage price formation
1990
Sugiyama, M. (Gifu Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture) | Asai, Y.
Pork has accounted for 42% of total animal meat demand and has had an important role on animal protein supply in Japan. But pork production has recently become stagnant. This is partly due to the increase of the pork imports and partly to the decrease of home consumption. The purpose of this study is to clarify the structure of pork marketing and distribution in Japan and to analyze the stage price formation of each stage. In order to do this, Aichi prefecture was selected and surveyed as a typical nearby pork production area. The Japanese pork industry has changed as follows: 1) The number of pig raising farms has been decreased, but 2) the industry has changed from small pig production and fattening to large-scale pig and hog integrated production business. However, since farms with 300 head or less account for 30% of the total hog raising farms, it is important whether these farm business will continue or not. As for pork marketing, the live animal auction market's share has decreased and by-pass pork marketing channels have developed. The factors are as follows: 1) The shipment to the central market in city area has been quite difficult because of heavy traffic conditions, the hog slaughter and processors have come to buy directly from the farmers, and the number of live animals in the auction has decreased. Thus, the function of central pricing is weakened. 2) In the case of 1987, a live animal weighing 110kg brought 38,226 yen, the carcass was priced 40,150 yen, the cut-up meat, 42,282 yen and the sliced meat was calculated as 55,719 yen. Of the retail price, the percentage of live animal was 66%, the processing cost 5.9% and the margin, 38%. Then, the retail store margin was 24 percent
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