The economic performance and development prospects of many developing countries are largely dependent on commodity exports. The heavy dependence of such countries on a few commodities has an adverse economic impact. Coffee provides a particularly important share of the export earnings of many...

Using live cattle production data from 1995 to 2001, we investigated live cattle supply represented by both net placement and marketings with two price expectation models, naïve and futures. The results show significant evidence of different price expectations when cattle feeders make decisions...

The poultry industry, one of the most important agribusiness industries in the United States, is facing multiple water-usage problems. These problems stem from rising water and sewer charges and an increase in pollution regulations. One way to reduce water usage and volume of wastewater is...

Using multivariate regression on data composed of prices, produce characteristics, demographics, and interactions, this study investigates organic price premiums paid by U.S. consumers for fresh tomatoes and apples, two of the top organic produce sellers, and identifies factors explaining...