Meatpacking and prepared meats industry: above-average productivity gains

Between 1967 and 1982, new technologies and products and increases in capital expenditures in the US red meats industry resulted in a productivity gain of an average 2.8% annually. Productivity in meatpacking has been improved by increased mechanization of operations and the introduction of boxed be...

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Published in:Monthly labor review 1984-04, Vol.107 (4), p.37-42
Main Author: Carnes, Richard B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Batch processing
Beef
Capital expenditures
Economic conditions
Employment
Food processing industry
Industrial machinery
Industrial output
Industrial production
Industrial productivity
Industrial products
Labor productivity
Meals
Meat
Meat industry
Meat packing industry
Meat processing
Meat products
Meats
Packing industry
Plant
Productivity
Size
Statistical data
Statistics
Technological change
United States
Workforce
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Summary:Between 1967 and 1982, new technologies and products and increases in capital expenditures in the US red meats industry resulted in a productivity gain of an average 2.8% annually. Productivity in meatpacking has been improved by increased mechanization of operations and the introduction of boxed beef. Prepared meat manufacturers have also benefited from technological improvements in batch processing equipment. Despite increased production, employment in the meatpacking industry declined at an average annual rate of 1.3% from 1967-1982. However, employment trends in the prepared meats industry were positive during 1967-1982. From 1967-1981, the average annual rate of growth in new capital expenditures per employee averaged 8.9% for meatpackers and 10.2% for prepared meat manufacturers. The growing demand for convenience and smaller portions has resulted in new products. Another industry trend involves restructured meat.
ISSN:0098-1818
1937-4658