What are U S Premium Beef Llc's Business Segments?
USPB provides an integrated cattle production, processing and marketing system
for the benefit of its unitholders and associates. As the basis of that system,
USPB’s unitholders have a guaranteed right plus an obligation (on a one
head per Class A unit per delivery year basis) to deliver cattle to USPB, pursuant
to the Uniform Cattle Delivery and Marketing Agreement (see Cattle Delivery Arrangements).
USPB facilitates the delivery of cattle to NBP for processing and subsequent product
distribution and marketing. Shortly after the cattle are processed, cattle suppliers
receive, at no extra charge, individual animal carcass data previously considered
proprietary by many processors. This carcass data assists producers in refining
production methodologies, thereby improving the product quality and subsequently
enhancing the return to the producer.
We believe the primary advantage of USPB’s ownership in NBP centers around
USPB’s ability to provide NBP with a consistent supply of quality beef
from a verified source, allowing NBP to target higher margin value-added markets.
Consumers have historically demonstrated their willingness and desire to buy
branded products that offer better value in other consumer product markets,
with the Certified Angus Beef® product line being an example in the beef
industry.
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