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Interregional Competition In Markets Facing Utah Livestock And Poultry Producers, Terrell O. Sorensen
Interregional Competition In Markets Facing Utah Livestock And Poultry Producers, Terrell O. Sorensen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this thesis is to make an evaluation of the competitive position of the Utah livestock industry based on feed ingredient and transportation costs, This is done by the use of a linear programming model (MPS-360). This is on the basis of the least cost means of production to meet the quantity demanded of the livestock products. This is accomplished by dividing the United States into six regions where Utah is one of these regions to enable careful consideration of Utah's agricultural enterprises.
Beef, pork, broilers, turkeys, eggs, and milk are the agricultural products used in the model. …