Elliott Dennis

USDA “Certified Organic” is a form of production that has received considerable public attention in the last 10 years, particularly among small, beginning and/or minority farmers. Spiking retail prices for red meat and poultry have seemingly accelerated consumer’s interest in organic locally produced products. Consumers demonstrate their desire for these products by paying premiums when purchasing meat products. Producers receive premiums by either directly marketing live animals to consumers that are custom harvested or marketing animals to meat wholesalers.

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Download presentation slides, "Presentation Slides: COVID-19 Impacts on Beef Cattle Industry," delivered at the Nebraska Beef Industry Summit webinar on Nov. 9, 2020. By Elliott Dennis, assistant professor and livestock marketing specialist, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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This article was first published by the Nebraska Cattleman.

Download presentation slides, "Market Shocks and Risk Management," looking at meat supply and demand. By Elliott Dennis, assistant professor and livestock marketing specialist, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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This article was first published by In the Cattle Markets.

The media and market attention surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) has been near deafening. Uncertainty surrounding the severity, transmission rates, case fatality, and government policies has induced large amounts of volatility into the markets. Market analysts are still trying to sort through and estimate the impacts that COVID-19 will have on country specific economic growth, consumer spending, and food purchases away from home.