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标题：What is the Value of Cattle Quality Information? Evidence from the Montana Beef Network
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作者：McNew, Kevin ; Brester, Gary W.
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2002
期号：SUPPL
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：In recent years, the cattle sector has moved towards grid pricing of cattle as opposed to pricing cattle on a live weight basis. Grid pricing rewards livestock producers for producing high-quality cattle while discounting cattle with low-quality characteristics. Grid pricing of cattle represents an important step towards improving beef quality to consumers and compensating livestock producers for high-quality cattle.