Seasonal Demand for Beef, Pork, and Broilers
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Changes in the nature of the demand for meat in the postwar years, as contrasted with
prewar, is of particular interest and concern to the livestock industry. Most statistical
studies of demand that have been made used annual time series data. However, differences
in demand within the span of a year also appear to exist. In the study reported
in this paper, quarterly data for beef, pork, and broilers were examined. An important
difference in the nature of demand for pork between summer and winter was identified.
While demand in winter approximates unit elasticity, that in summer is rruuch, more
inelastic. In contrast, demand for broilers is stronger in summer than in winter. No
significant difference in seasonal demand for beef was located. The author acknowledges
with appreciation the many suggestions and help given him by Anthony S. Rojko,
Arthur A. Harlow, and Hyman Weingarten, of AMS, in carrying out this analysis and
in preparing the manuscript.