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| Adugna, Teressa. |
| This study has attempted to identify determinants of cattle price per kilogram live weight using a log-linear regression model. The estimated model explains about 48% of the variation in market prices of cattle. Price per kilogram live weight of cattle increases with animal characteristics such as age, live weight and grade. Type of sellers, buyers' purposes, festivals, time of transaction and a time trend are also important variables in affecting cattle prices. Farmers tend to sell their animals at price discounts as compared to trader sellers. Cattle sellers suffer from price discounts in selling to buyers with business purposes in comparison to selling to ultimate consumers. Sellers tend to benefit from animal sales during festivals, as they tend to... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Price variation; Live weight; Animal characteristics; Market characteristics; Eastern Ethiopia; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25336 |
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| Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Barker, Catherine; Dutko, Paula. |
| Nontraditional stores, including mass merchandisers, supercenters, club warehouse stores, and dollar stores, have increased their food offerings over the past 15 years and often promote themselves as lower priced alternatives to traditional supermarkets. How much lower are food prices at these stores? In order to better understand nontraditional stores’ impact on the cost of food, ERS analysts evaluate food price differences between nontraditional and traditional stores at the national and market level using 2004-06 Nielsen Homescan data. Findings show that nontraditional retailers offer lower prices than traditional stores even after controlling for brand and package size. Comparisons of identical items, at the Universal Product Code (UPC) level, show an... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Retail food prices; Price variation; Nielsen Homescan; Supercenter; Club warehouse store; Dollar store; Traditional food retailers; Nontraditional food retailers; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96767 |
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