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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778814803321

Autore

Vercammen James.

Titolo

Agricultural marketing : structural models for price analysis / / James Vercammen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-43521-7

9786613435217

1-136-80746-2

0-203-82831-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics Agricultural marketing

Disciplina

630.68/8

Soggetti

Agricultural prices

Farm produce - Marketing

Prices

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Prices over space -- Prices over time (storage) -- Prices over time (commodity futures) -- Prices over form (quality) -- Prices linkages across commodity markets -- Marketing margins in vertical supply chains -- Auctions and competitive bidding -- Bargaining in bilateral exchange.

Sommario/riassunto

The price of food has become very volatile in recent years for a variety of reasons, including a strengthened connection between the prices of agricultural commodities and other commodities such as oil and metals, more volatile production due to more frequent droughts and floods, and a rising demand for biofuels. Understanding the determinants of agricultural commodity prices and the connections between prices has become a high priority for academics and applied economists who are interested in agricultural marketing and trade, policy analysis and international rural development.