There are 22 Research & Promotion Boards authorized by Congress, enacted by commodity industries. Some examples are: Cotton Board – "Cotton, The Fabric of our Lives" Cattlemen Beef Board – "Beef, It's what's for dinner" American Egg Board – "The Incredible, Edible Egg" Fluid Milk Processors Promotion Program- "Got Milk" campaign National Pork Board – "Pork, the other white meat" How do we explain the actions of these commodity boards, what are their long term incentives and goals for spending industry money on research and advertising? Does it make economic sense? Is the US consumer protein market an oligopoly market structure made from unified commodity industries (beef,pork,poultry)?

There are 22 Research & Promotion Boards authorized by Congress, enacted by commodity industries. Some examples are: Cotton Board – "Cotton, The Fabric of our Lives" Cattlemen Beef Board – "Beef, It's what's for dinner" American Egg Board – "The Incredible, Edible Egg" Fluid Milk Processors Promotion Program- "Got Milk" campaign National Pork Board – "Pork, the other white meat" How do we explain the actions of these commodity boards, what are their long term incentives and goals for spending industry money on research and advertising? Does it make economic sense? Is the US consumer protein market an oligopoly market structure made from unified commodity industries (beef,pork,poultry)?

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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