Answer:
1. Consumer.
2. Producer.
3. Transportation.
4. Marketing.
5. Harvesting.
6. Processing.
7. Retail/food service.
Explanation:
Food supply continuum can be defined as a cycle of how livestock (animal products) moves from the producer to the consumers. The main goal of the food supply continuum is to safely provide quality animal products to the consumers.
Basically, the seven (7) steps or segments in the food supply continuum include the following;
1. The segment which is responsible for safe handling of the animal product (beef, pork, lamb) in their homes is the consumer.
2. The producer is responsible for raising a healthy animal.
3. The segment which carries the animal from the farm to the market is transportation.
4. The segment which sells the animal to the packer is marketing.
5. The segment which harvests the animal is harvesting. It involves the slaughtering of the animal.
6. The segment which processes the carcasses into retail cuts is processing.
7. The segment which involves a negotiator is the retail/food service.
