@article{Rodgers:10423,
      recid = {10423},
      author = {Rodgers, Heidi and Griffith, Garry R. and Fleming, Euan M.  and Villano, Renato A.},
      title = {Market Differentials for Meat Quality Improvement: Meat  Standards Australia},
      address = {2007},
      number = {418-2016-26496},
      series = {Conference Paper},
      pages = {19},
      year = {2007},
      abstract = {Eating quality is one of the most important factors  influencing demand for beef. Meat
Standards Australia is a  voluntary beef grading system aimed at improving consumer  certainty
about beef quality, improving overall beef  quality and strengthening supply chain linkages.
Since its  inception in 1999/2000, substantial improvements in beef  quality, as measured by
the system, have been  identified.
An evaluation was undertaken to estimate the  economic value of these improvements to the
industry. It  was found that MSA graded beef consistently attracted  premiums above nongraded
beef, with mean values of 29c/kg  and 39c/kg (carcass equivalent) at the wholesale and
retail  levels respectively, while the food service sector received  an average of 39c/kg (carcass
equivalent).
The total retail  value of the program to date is estimated to be between  $218 to 230 million
and $171 million at the wholesale level  (in terms of 2005 prices).},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/10423},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.10423},
}