@article{Qasmi:225645, recid = {225645}, author = {Qasmi, Bashir A. and Fausti, Scott W. and Underwood, Keith R.}, title = {Consumers' Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Ground Bison}, address = {2015-11}, number = {1359-2016-107474}, series = {Research Report}, pages = {52}, year = {2015}, abstract = {A consumer sensory panel study in conjunction with consumers’ willingness to pay experiment for 93% ground bison, 93% ground beef, and 80% ground beef was conducted in Sioux Falls, SD. The average, bid for 93% ground bison was $0.38 per lb. higher than the average bid for 80% ground beef. On an average, bids for 93% ground bison were lower than the bids for 93% ground beef by $0.28 per lb. Providing nutrition information significantly increased panelists’ bids for both 93% ground bison and 93% ground beef. On an average, bids for 93% ground bison, and 93% ground beef, by the panelists with nutrition information were higher as compared to the panelists in the control group by $1.23 and $0.47 per lb., respectively. Highly significant factors impacting the premium for 93% ground bison are the availability of nutrition information, ability to identify bison, and presence of 7-18 years old children in the household. Our analysis demonstrates that informing the potential bison consumers of bison nutrition have potentially a large pay off. The analysis also shows that the 93% ground bison is competing with 93% ground beef, and the factors which impacting 93% ground bison and 93% ground beef are more or less similar.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/225645}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.225645}, }