Eliciting processing industry damage from feed crises

Authors: Meuwissen, Miranda P.M.; Andel, Alex L.A. Van; Asseldonk, Marcel A.P.M. Van; Huirne, Ruud B.M.

Source: British Food Journal, Volume 111, Number 8, 2008 , pp. 878-892(15)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess direct and indirect damages of dairy processors and pig and poultry slaughterhouses in The Netherlands following the occurrence of a feed crisis. Design/methodology/approach - Starting from a number of feed crisis scenarios the paper analyses processing industry damage parameters through a combination of sector data and individual company assessments. In case of confidential data, outcomes are presented as indices. Findings - The paper finds that, in the most likely scenario, it is expected that a feed crisis affects 15 processors, i.e. 20 per cent of processing business in The Netherlands. Processors' direct damage is largely (>90 per cent) determined by the mixing of produce during various phases of processing. Indirect damage is on average perceived not to exceed direct damage. Practical implications - The results are useful in current stakeholder debates on sharing damage burdens of feed crises across supply chain partners. Originality/value - This paper extends currently available risk analyses of feed contaminations by eliciting damage beyond farm level.

Keywords: Animal feed; Channel relationships; Contamination; Livestock; Risk analysis; The Netherlands

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070700910980982

Publication date: 2008-08-08