AGB 425 FINAL STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
According to the authors, they describe a food supply chain where: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅consumers
are included
A cow must be bred in order to produce milk. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The most intensively produced and industrialized of all protein supply chains is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Eggs and poultry
According to the sustainability school of thought: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅support for small- and mid
sized food producers should be enhanced
Large dairy operations make up less than 2% of farms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The marketing spread is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the difference between the total value of a food
product and the amount received by the farmer
Compared to the average American consumer, people in developing countries consume: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅more carbohydrates and starches
Feed makes up two-thirds of pork production costs. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
As incomes increase, consumption of meat, eggs, and milk: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase
The shift in the structure of agricultural production has resulted in more big farms, more small farms,
and fewer mid sized farms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
All of the following statements are true except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅even though there are health
concerns, beef consumption continues year after year
, The trend in the hog industry has been toward consolidation - fewer farms that are larger in terms of pig
crop size. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Under the farmstead structure, a group of farmers owns the brand and may own the processing facility
as well. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The average American consumes about _____ pounds of food each year. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅2,000
When caloric intake is below the minimum dietary requirement on a daily basis the condition is
described as undernourished. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The U.S. beef supply chain from beginning to end is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cow/calf operator >
feedlot > processor > distribution > further processing
Most chickens raised for human consumption in the United States are produced by: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅independent farmers working under contract with integrated chicken production and
processing companies (parent companies)
All food grown in the United States today is needed for domestic consumption. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
By 2050, Americans can expect food prices to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase three to five times
Because the basic food supply chain has globalized: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅consumers have year-
round access to a variety of food products
California is the largest rice producer in the United States. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
All of the following statements about wheat are true except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the United States
is the world's leading wheat producer
ANSWERS
According to the authors, they describe a food supply chain where: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅consumers
are included
A cow must be bred in order to produce milk. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The most intensively produced and industrialized of all protein supply chains is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Eggs and poultry
According to the sustainability school of thought: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅support for small- and mid
sized food producers should be enhanced
Large dairy operations make up less than 2% of farms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The marketing spread is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the difference between the total value of a food
product and the amount received by the farmer
Compared to the average American consumer, people in developing countries consume: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅more carbohydrates and starches
Feed makes up two-thirds of pork production costs. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
As incomes increase, consumption of meat, eggs, and milk: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase
The shift in the structure of agricultural production has resulted in more big farms, more small farms,
and fewer mid sized farms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
All of the following statements are true except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅even though there are health
concerns, beef consumption continues year after year
, The trend in the hog industry has been toward consolidation - fewer farms that are larger in terms of pig
crop size. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Under the farmstead structure, a group of farmers owns the brand and may own the processing facility
as well. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The average American consumes about _____ pounds of food each year. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅2,000
When caloric intake is below the minimum dietary requirement on a daily basis the condition is
described as undernourished. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The U.S. beef supply chain from beginning to end is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cow/calf operator >
feedlot > processor > distribution > further processing
Most chickens raised for human consumption in the United States are produced by: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅independent farmers working under contract with integrated chicken production and
processing companies (parent companies)
All food grown in the United States today is needed for domestic consumption. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
By 2050, Americans can expect food prices to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase three to five times
Because the basic food supply chain has globalized: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅consumers have year-
round access to a variety of food products
California is the largest rice producer in the United States. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
All of the following statements about wheat are true except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the United States
is the world's leading wheat producer
