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Smith, Nathan B.; Wolfe, Kent. |
The elimination of the quota program in 2002 reduced the barrier to entry into the peanut shelling industry. Peanut producers have expressed interest in integrating up to peanut shelling and marketing their own peanuts to peanut manufacturers. The peanut shelling and manufacturing sectors are concentrated, with little information available related to shelling costs and manufacturer purchasing characteristics for peanuts. A peanut buyer survey was conducted to gauge the willingness of buyers to purchase peanuts from a new player in the market and to identify what characteristics are important to buyers. The results indicate buyers are satisfied with current suppliers. However, buyers use more than one supplier and are open to new suppliers in the market. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Food manufacturers; Peanut marketing; Peanut shelling; Peanuts; Agribusiness; Marketing. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56698 |
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Keiser, David A.; Mullen, Jeffrey D.; Bergstrom, John C.; Smith, Nathan B.; Radcliffe, David E.; Risse, Mark L.; Fowler, Laurie A.. |
Water quality trading (trading) as a means to improve water quality has become an increasingly popular instrument considered by environmental policy makers. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists more than forty current trading programs in the U.S., only a few active markets exist. The literature identifies several hurdles to trading, overcoming which requires a deeper understanding of the interaction between local environmental, legal, and economic conditions. Particular challenges include thin markets, uncertainty related to the course and fate of nutrient flows, varying degrees of political support, and high transaction costs related to market infrastructure, monitoring, and enforcement. These hindrances often arise from and... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Water quality trading; Phosphorus trading; Nutrient trading; Water pollution; Pollution markets; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Public Economics. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49323 |
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