Economic Consequences of a Nitrate Ban on U.S. and Ohio Hog Farmers

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1978

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Ohio State University. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

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Because of potential health hazards, the USDA may ban nitrite use in the meat processing industry. A nitrite ban without an alternative substitute may cause disequilibrium within the meat industry. Farmers and meat processors will sustain increased costs as they transfer resources from one enterprise to another.

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