Table 3.

Partial regression coefficients of linear regression equations for the price dynamics of the supply of red meat carcass types compared to the tonnage of meat of each red meat carcass class over the period 2013 to 2017.

		Tonnage of meat
		Pork classes											Beef classes								Sheep classes
		BP	BO	BR	BC	BU	BS	SAS	PP	PO	PR	PC	A2	A3	AB2	AB3	B2	B3	C2	C3	A0	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	AB2	AB3	B2	C2	C3	R2
Average purchase price (R/kg)	Pork	0.01**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	2.53**	0.001**	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.07**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.46**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.82
	Beef	0.01**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.04**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.04**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.03**	−0.12**	NS	NS	−0.52**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.89
	Sheep	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.09**	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.01**	−0.02**	NS	NS	NS	0.16**	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.06**	−0.21**	NS	NS	−0.43**	1.09**	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.87

BP: Baconer P, BO: Baconer O, BR: Baconer R, BC: Baconer C, BU: Baconer U, BS: Baconer S, PP: Porker P, PO: Porker O, PR: Porker R, PC: Porker C, SAS: Sausage; NS: Non-significant, * significant at the 5% level of significance, ** significant at the 1% level of significance.