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| Calvin, Linda; Cook, Roberta L.; Denbaly, Mark; Dimitri, Carolyn; Glaser, Lewrene K.; Handy, Charles R.; Jekanowski, Mark D.; Kaufman, Phillip R.; Krissoff, Barry; Thompson, Gary D.; Thornsbury, Suzanne. |
| In the past year, trade practices between fresh produce shippers and food retailers gained national attention. Shippers are concerned that recent retail consolidation has led to market power and the growing incidence of fees and services. Retailers argue that these new trade practices reflect their costs of doing business and the demands of consumers. Trade practices include fees such as volume discounts and slotting fees, as well as services like automatic inventory replenishment, special packaging, and requirements for third-party food safety certification. Trade practices also refer to the overall structure of a transaction-for example, long-term relationships or contracts versus daily sales with no continuing commitment. This study compares trade... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Produce; Fresh fruit and vegetables; Fresh-cut produce; Trade practices; Fees and services; Slotting fees; Retail consolidation; Produce shipper consolidation; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33915 |
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| Glaser, Lewrene K.; Thompson, Gary D.. |
| Sales of organic milk in mainstream supermarkets have grown over the last 8 years, reaching $75.7 million in 1999, as more organic milk processors enter the market and more mainstream supermarkets sell organic products. National-level scanner data for mainstream supermarkets are employed to assess market shares and price premiums, as well as to estimate key demand elasticities. Container size is important in analyzing market shares for organics. Half-gallon containers are the principle organic market with volume shares ranging from 1.6% to 2.8% in 1999. Market shares for quarts and gallons of organic milk are considerably below 0.5%. Price premiums for organic milk averaged 60% of branded prices and 75% of private-label prices during the study period... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Organic foods; Beverage milk; Almost ideal demand system; Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36346 |
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