| The Fully Integrated Boneless Beef Purchase Program used to procure fresh, boneless commodity A704 beef and the traditional procurement process used to procure frozen, coarse ground, commodity A594 beef is explored using information gathered from personal interviews with various persons involved in beef supply-chains. Interviewees include professionals in the procurement, manufacturing, and customer sections of the beef procurement processes used by the NSLP for both commodities A704 and A594. Cost estimates were gathered for the production of charbroiled beef burgers and the procurement of both commodities. In addition, a carbon footprint analysis was conducted for both commodities' procurement processes. The results indicate the process used to procure commodity A594 costs approximately ;Keywords: AMS red meat purchase programs, beef markets, beef procurement, commodity beef, fresh vs. frozen, school lunch programs... |
