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Cost Of Marketing Utah Lambs At Alternative Markets, Norman E. Wright
Cost Of Marketing Utah Lambs At Alternative Markets, Norman E. Wright
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Importance of lamb marketings
The production and marketing of lambs is important in Utah's economy. In 1956, Utah ranked fifth in the United States in lambs produced and saved, with 1,038,000 head produced and 840,000 marketed for consumption, table 1. Cash receipts from the lamb marketings during the year amounted to over 10 million dollars, and in addition, the state's economy benefited through revenues, employment, and raw materials which were provided by the lamb industry.
Marketing decisions
Lamb producers and handlers are faced with many decisions in marketing their lambs. They not only must decide when and where to sell, …