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Title:
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Pork Value Chains: A Comparison of Catalonia, Spain and Manitoba, Canada
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Author:
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Soldevila, Victòria
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Other authors:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia; Ramsey, Doug; Viladomiu, Lourdes |
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Abstract:
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The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative analysis of pork value chains in Catalonia,
Spain and Manitoba, Canada. Intensive hog production models were implemented in Catalonia
in the 1960s as a result of agriculture crises and fostered by feedstuffs factories. The expansion
of the hog sector in Manitoba is more recent (in the 1990s) and brought about in large part by the opening of the Maple Leaf Meats processing plant in Brandon, Manitoba. This plant is
capable of processing 90,000 hogs per week. Both hog production models ‐ the ‘older’ one in
Catalonia (Spain) and the ‘newer’ in Manitoba‐ have been, until recently, examples of success.
Inventories and production have been increasing substantially and both regions have proven to have great export potential. Recently, however, tensions have been developing with the hog production models of both regions, particularly as they relate to environmental concerns. The
purpose of the paper is to compare the value chains with respect to their origins (e.g. supply a
growing demand for pork, ensure farm profitability) and present states (e.g. environmental
concerns, profitability). Keywords: pork value chain, hog farms, agri‐food studies.
JEL: Q10, Q13, O57 |
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Publication date:
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2010 |
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Subject (UDC):
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338 - Situació econòmica. Política econòmica. Gestió, control i planificació de l'economia. Producció. Serveis. Turisme. Preus |
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Subject(s):
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Porcs -- Indústria i comerç
Indústria agroalimentària |
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Rights:
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L'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
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Pages:
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22 p. |
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Document type:
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Working Paper |
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Published by:
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia
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Collection:
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Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia;2010-26
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