Tablerock Ranch eastern Wa | You are confusing average size of operation with number contribution, 9% of the producers supply 56% of the cattle. 91% of cattle operations hold 100 or less head and represent 44% of the US cattle, I will however agree the small producer is enormously important to the overall numbers. we can't lose small producers at the rate we have been experiencing, or we won't recognize US beef in the future. Don't know if I would call the small producer the "foundation" but still very important. |
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