Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Harvest Insights, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, Australia.
Meat Sci. 2019 Nov;157:107868. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.06.004. Epub 2019 Jun 14.
Using discrete choice modelling, the study investigates 946 American consumers' willingness-to-pay and preferences for diverse beef products. A novel experiment was used to elicit the number of beef products that each consumer would purchase. The range of products explored in this study included ground, diced, roast, and six cuts of steaks (sirloin, tenderloin, flank, flap, New York and cowboy/rib-eye). The outcome of the study suggests that US consumers vary in their preferences for beef products by season. The presence of a USDA certification logo is by far the most important factor affecting consumer's willingness to pay for all beef cuts, which is also heavily dependent on season. In relation to packaging, US consumers have mixed preference for different beef products by season. The results from a scaled adjusted ordered logit model showed that after price, safety-related attributes such as certification logos, types of packaging, and antibiotic free and organic products are a stronger influence on American consumers' choice. Furthermore, US consumers on average purchase diced and roast products more often in winter "slow cooking season", than in summer; whereas New York strip and flank steak are more popular in the summer "grilling season". This study provides valuable insights for businesses as well as policymakers to make inform decisions while considering how consumers relatively value among different labelling and product attributes by season and better address any ethical, safety and aesthetic concerns that consumers might have.
本研究采用离散选择模型,调查了 946 名美国消费者对不同牛肉产品的支付意愿和偏好。一项新的实验被用来引出每个消费者愿意购买的牛肉产品数量。本研究探索的产品范围包括碎牛肉、切块牛肉、烤牛肉和六种牛排(西冷牛排、牛里脊、牛腩、 flap 牛排、纽约牛排和 cowboy/rib-eye 牛排)。研究结果表明,美国消费者在不同季节对牛肉产品的偏好存在差异。美国农业部认证标志的存在是迄今为止影响所有牛肉切块消费者支付意愿的最重要因素,这也严重依赖于季节。关于包装,美国消费者在不同季节对不同牛肉产品的偏好存在差异。规模调整有序逻辑模型的结果表明,在价格之后,与安全相关的属性,如认证标志、包装类型、无抗生素和有机产品,对美国消费者的选择有更强的影响。此外,与夏季“烧烤季”相比,美国消费者在冬季“慢煮季”更常购买碎牛肉和烤牛肉;而在夏季“烧烤季”,纽约牛排和牛腩牛排更受欢迎。本研究为企业和政策制定者提供了有价值的见解,以便在考虑消费者在不同标签和产品属性方面的相对价值时做出明智的决策,并更好地解决消费者可能存在的任何道德、安全和审美问题。