The Economics of Implementing Traceability in Beef Supply Chains: Trends in Major Producing and Trading Countries

Authors

Diogo M. Souza-Monteiro, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Julie A. Caswell, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Working Paper Number

2004-6

Publication Date

2004

Comments

Working Paper 2004-6

Abstract

Countries have implemented traceability systems, especially after discovery of BSE in cattle, in order to quickly identify hazard sources. We compare the economic impacts of mandatory and voluntary systems in the EU, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and the United States in terms of the systems’ breadth, depth, and precision.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/1289986