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Natural Livestock Feasibility Study (Summary)

Natural and organic meat sales have grown significantly at the national level over the past five years, as the graph indicates. However, this growth has been built on a very small base of total alternative livestock product sales. Even with significant market growth at the retail level, the livestock producer may have limited ability to capture a price premium in these markets. Often, meeting the demands of new markets raises production costs, and it is not well known whether livestock producers can capture the value that these new markets suggest.

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Last Updated June 18, 2009

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