Exit of Meat Slaughter Plants during Implementation of the PR/HACCP Regulations

Exit of Meat Slaughter Plants during Implementation of the PR/HACCP Regulations

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Implementation of the Pathogen Reduction 30x24x24 wall cabinet and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (PR/HACCP) regulations has occurred across all U.S.meat and poultry plants.

A probit model is estimated to determine which factors have affected the probability of red meat slaughter plant exit during implementation of the regulations.While controlling for plant-level, company-level, regional-level, and supply conditions that may affect the probability mozelle riesling of plant exit, smaller plants are found to exhibit a much greater probability of exit than larger plants.Other factors affecting plant exit include plant age, market share relative to the degree of market concentration, regional entry rates, and state-level wage rates.