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| Challen, Ray; Cook, Venton. |
| The dried fruits industry in South Australia is regulated under the Dried Fruits Act 1993 (SA). The principal effect of regulation is to impose a mandatory standards scheme on the processing and packaging of dried fruit produced in South Australia for sale in the Australian domestic market. The Act is currently under review in accordance with the requirements and principles of National Competition Policy. The economic analysis undertaken as part of the review addresses the question of who should be making decisions in respect of quality standards for dried fruit: individual industry participants, industry groups or the government. Economic theory of market failure, transactions costs and collective action suggests that the answer to such a question is an... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123620 |
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| Davies, Gerry; Cook, Venton. |
| There has been an average annual (compound) growth rate of olive oil imports of around 15% over the past ten years but it seems reasonable to assume that the growth rate of demand will start to level off. There is a slowing of total olive oil imports to around 22,000 tonnes by 2006, of which about 4,500 tonnes will be virgin olive oil. It is this smaller premium market which the majority of growers are targeting. This paper considers marketing needs of olives from an industry rather than an individual business perspective. As more groves come into production, there is a new set of challenges that may be better dealt with on a collective basis. The growth in interest in olive oil production is driven by the high prices ($22 to $65/ litre) which are... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Marketing. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123799 |
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