We study the incidence and economic rationale for cooperative bargaining in U.S. agricultural markets. Bargaining is … bargaining has any direct influence on price. Nevertheless, the price negotiation process may be useful in itself as a form of … price discovery in markets where there is uncertainty about market supply and demand conditions, and bargaining associations …

information and if reports are verifiable. We argue that agricultural bargaining associations serve both these roles. …

information and if reports are verifiable. We argue that agricultural bargaining associations serve both these roles. …

This paper identifies market and commodity characteristics that seem to support successful cooperative bargaining in … markets for farm output. Bargaining is not just about increasing prices paid to farmers; indeed, although there is very little … empirical research that addresses the issue, what evidence does exist suggests that cooperative bargaining has very little …

This paper identifies market and commodity characteristics that seem to support successful cooperative bargaining in … markets for farm output. Bargaining is not just about increasing prices paid to farmers; indeed, although there is very little … empirical research that addresses the issue, what evidence does exist suggests that cooperative bargaining has very little …