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Analysis of the Structure and Performance of the Beans Marketing System in Nairobi

Odhiambo, Mark O.; Oluoch-Kosura, Willis; Kibiego, … - 2006

price fluctuations and inadequate information on production, marketing and consumption. These problems are more acute in … urban areas. This paper analyzes the structure and performance of the beans marketing system in Nairobi metropolitan area … to analyze the marketing system by applying descriptive statistics, concentration ratios and co-integration models. The …

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SISTEMAS DE COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DAS EMPRESAS ATACADISTAS DE FLV NA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE RECIFE DO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO: CASO DAS EMPRESAS A E B.

Mendes, Luciene Nascimento; Silva, Jearbes Alexandre da; … - 2008

O mercado nacional de FLV (frutas, legumes e verduras) vem crescendo significativamente nos últimos anos. Contudo, devido à grande perecibilidade destes produtos, a qualidade dos mesmos está condicionada a processos de padronização, seleção, classificação, embalagem e transporte...

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Spatial Price Analysis Incorporating Rate of Trade: Methods and Application to United States–China Soybean Trade

Han, Shengfei; Durham, Catherine A. - 2010

A regime-switching model for analysis of market integration has been developed that incorporates rate of trade information. An application of the methods to United States–China soybean trade demonstrates that the extended trade information allows better interpretation of market conditions....

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Consumers' Preference of Rice Brands in Korea

Kim, Sounghun; Son, Eun-Young; Park, Sungho - 2009

This paper conducts several analyses to discuss about consumers' preference of rice brands and suggest a way to reduce the number that currently stands at about 1,700 in the Korean market. With data collected from 358 survey respondents, a conjoint analysis was conducted to identify consumers'...

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CASH MARKETING STYLES AND PERFORMANCE PERSISTENCE OF WHEAT PRODUCERS

Cunningham, Lewis T.; Brorsen, B. Wade; Anderson, Kim B. - 2004

paper first measures the extent to which producers display an active or mechanical marketing style using individual farmer … sales. Next, tests of performance persistence are conducted to determine if there is any advantage to an active marketing … style. The results show that southern Oklahoma wheat producers tend to have a mechanical marketing style, while at other …

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Are Corn and Soybean Options Too Expensive?

Urcola, Hernan A.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2006

A growing body of recent evidence suggests that premiums for financial options might be too high. For agricultural options, market participants often make similar claims, however there is very limited scientific literature to prove or disprove such claims. This research investigates the...

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Factors Affecting Hedging Decisions Using Evidence from the Cotton Industry

Isengildina, Olga; Hudson, Darren - 2001

study seeks to analyze producer hedging behavior within the framework of the overall marketing behavior. Producer marketing … behavior is modeled as a simultaneous choice between cash sales, cooperative marketing and forward contracts, and hedging. A … (direct hedging vs. cooperative marketing and forward contracts). …

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THE VALUE OF USDA OUTLOOK INFORMATION: AN INVESTIGATION USING EVENT STUDY ANALYSIS

Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L.; Gomez, Jennifer K. - 2001

The economic value of public situation and outlook information has long been a subject of debate. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic value of USDA WASDE reports in corn and soybean markets. The investigation is based on event study analysis, with the "events" consisting of...

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STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES IN A DIFFERENTIATED ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE OF GLOBAL MALTING BARLEY MARKETS

Dong, Fengxia; Marsh, Thomas L.; Stiegert, Kyle W. - 2003

The lack of transparency in the pricing and operational activities of state trading enterprises (STEs) has caused members of the World Trade Organization to express concern that certain countries STEs might circumvent Uruguay Round commitments on export subsidies, domestic support, or market...

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CARICOM’s COMPETITIVENESS WITHIN THE US IMPORT MARKET FOR SPECIALTY CROPS: A SHIFT-SHARE ANALYSIS

Lowe, Garfield G.; Davis, Carlton George - 2007

This paper is based on the premise that if CARICOM’s agricultural sector in general, and more specifically the export sub-sector, is to thrive in the rapidly changing trade environment there has to be a continuous systematic assessment of market opportunities and competitiveness status. Such...

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