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| Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; Hu, Dinghuan; Fang, Cheng. |
| In China, with the cost of improved technology rising, surplus labor shrinking, and demand for food quality and safety increasing, it will be just a matter of time before the country's hog production sector will be commercialized like that of developed countries. However, even if China's cost of production converges to international levels, as shown in this case study, China may continue to retain some competitive advantage because of the labor-intensive nature of the marketing services involved in hog processing and meat distribution. The supply of variety meats offers the most promising market opportunity for foreign suppliers in China. The market may open further if the tariff rate for variety meats is reduced from 20% and harmonized with the pork... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Commercial; Cost structure; Imports; Pork value chain; Industrial Organization; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18689 |
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| Pedersen, Soren Marcus; Bizik, Jan; Costa, Luisa Dalla; Coutinho, Joao; Dolezal, Frantisek; Gluska, Anna. |
| This paper examines different cropping practices, cost structures and gross margins for conventional table potato cropping in 6 different regions within the European Union: Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia. Findings from this study show that potato cropping practices varies significantly between the various countries with major differences in yield and costs. Italy and Denmark are the two regions with highest gross margins due to high yields and revenues. Poland is by far the largest potato producing country among the 6 countries. However, the production is primarily based on small scale farming with low yields and economic revenues. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Table potatoes; Gross margins; Cropping practices; Cost structure; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24235 |
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| Yu, Wei; Bradford, Garnett L.. |
| Rural-urban differences in the supply of nursing home services as hypothesized to be jointly affected by competitive and regulatory forces, government policies, and the cost structure. Study findings indicate that rural services are slightly less accessible and lower in quality. A translog cost share function reveals no difference in the operating cost structure of rural and urban homes. Cost shares for nursing care are directly related to the degree of skilled nursing provided by homes. Significant scale economies were not detected for any of the major operating costs. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Rural health care; Nursing homes; Cost structure; Health Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15260 |
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