Eliciting processing industry damage from feed crises

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.

Citation

Meuwissen, M.P.M., Van Andel, A.L.A., Van Asseldonk, M.A.P.M. and Huirne, R.B.M. (2009), "Eliciting processing industry damage from feed crises", British Food Journal, Vol. 111 No. 8, pp. 878-892. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700910980982