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Consumer Demand for Mandatory Labeling of Beef from Cattle Administered Growth Hormones or Fed Genetically Modified Corn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Jayson L. Lusk  and
John A. Fox
Jayson L. Lusk
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University
John A. Fox
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
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Abstract

This study estimates the value of policies that would mandate labeling of beef from cattle produced with growth hormones or fed genetically modified corn. At no cost, 85 percent of respondents desired mandatory labeling of beef produced with growth hormones and 64 percent of respondents preferred mandatory labeling of beef fed genetically modified corn. Estimates suggest that consumers would be willing to pay 17.0 percent and 10.6 percent higher prices for beef on average to obtain information provided via mandatory labeling about whether the beef is from cattle produced with growth hormones or fed genetically modified corn, respectively.

Keywords

beefcontingent valuationgenetically modified foodsgrowth hormonesmandatory labeling
Type
Original Articles
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , April 2002 , pp. 27 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2002

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