Vertical markets for foods are linked through pricing systems with much of the performance seen through how well price information is reflected at points of exchange. Price linkage models are estimated using recursive asymmetric methods for measuring price linkages in the U.S. food distribution...

In 2002, a new farm bill radically changed the U.S. peanut industry by eliminating the marketing quota system, requiring the industry to adjust to a more uncertain, market-oriented environment. This paper reports results from a survey of peanut manufacturers in nine countries identifying their...