poultry integrators
English translation: intrmediaries between the chicken farmer and the buyer
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| 23:26 Dec 19, 2010 |
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poultry companies Explanation: Poultry integrators, such as Pilgrim's, operate under a "vertical integration" system. The integrator provides the chicks, feed and drugs to the grower, but the grower must supply houses that meet the company's specifications. The grower is then paid on the basis of the weight of the birds at time of pick up. However, the grower is given only short contracts, usually somewhere in the neighborhood of seven weeks, or the time it takes to grow a flock. If, at the end of the contract period, the grower falls into disfavor, the company may decide not to place anymore chickens with the grower and there is virtually nothing the grower can do. http://www.populist.com/2.96.Chicken.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2010-12-19 23:40:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Poultry integrators own their own feed mills, hatcheries, processing plants as well as truck fleets to transport the feed and chickens even though they could hire out these functions. The reason is because it is PROFITABLE for the company to own these components. http://tinyurl.com/38xwfxd |
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peer agreement (net): +4intrmediaries between the chicken farmer and the buyer Explanation: However, poultry companies and the industry say the integrator pays for the birds and the feed, and delivers the feed to the grower, reducing a lot of the risk that other livestock producers face. When grain prices spiked, for instance, the companies faced the higher prices, not producers. As one company official said on background, "They (growers) are isolated from that market risk." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2010-12-19 23:39:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- they are basically investors in the poultry farming industry who put the onus on the farmer and minimize their own risk in the process (lovely :)) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2010-12-19 23:39:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- nice guys :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2010-12-19 23:41:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- don't you love it? |
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