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| Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge. |
| The unprecedented growth in crop yields and agricultural total factor productivity over the past 70 years owes much to a series of biological innovations embodied in seeds, beginning with the development of hybrid crops in the United States in the early part of the 20th century, continuing with the adoption of high-yielding varieties during the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, and more recently, modern biotechnology. Throughout this period, the seed industry evolved, as small businesses gave way to larger enterprises that integrated plant breeding, production, conditioning, and marketing functions. The industry was further shaped by widespread mergers and acquisitions in the latter part of the century, rapid growth - in private research and... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Seed markets; Seed costs and prices; Regulation; Plant breeding; Field crops; Research and development; Industry concentration; Biotechnology; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33671 |
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| King, John L.. |
| Consolidation in the agricultural biotechnology industry can both enhance and dampen market competition. This report examines the causes and consequences of industry consolidation and its effect on market efficiency. In some cases, concentration realizes economies of scale, which can improve market efficiency by driving down production costs. The protection of intellectual property rights is integral to the agricultural biotechnology marketplace, stimulating research and development, investment, and the development of substitute markets. However, excessively broad intellectual property rights can hinder the market for innovation. Recent data on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic collaborations in the agricultural biotechnology industry, as well as the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Industry concentration; Consolidation; Biotechnology; Market efficiency; Market power; Intellectual property rights; Agricultural input industries; Mergers; Acquisitions; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33631 |
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| Although consumer diets are being upgraded globally, food purchase patterns vary across countries based on income levels. Developing countries are registering rapid increases in retail sales of high-value foods, while developed countries are seeing a rise in sales of products that meet consumer demands for variety, food safety, and quality. To meet these increasingly varied needs, multinational food retailers and manufacturers are expanding their presence in developing countries, and food retailers and suppliers are adding value and differentiating their products in developed countries. The ongoing changes are driving food supply chains to adopt closer coordination between producers and retailers to facilitate customizing products to meet consumer demands.... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Global food markets; Retail market; Supply chains; High-value foods; Food manufacturers; Private labels; Industry concentration; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33751 |
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| Buschena, David E.; Gray, Richard S.; Severson, Ethan. |
| Substantial changes have taken place recently in the regulation of agricultural trade in North America. The effect of these changes on trade in agricultural commodities is of particular interest to producers and policymakers in the Northern Plains and Rockies region. In this paper, we discuss specifically the malt barley production, malting, and brewing industries in light of these new trade agreements and their ramifications. We evaluate the incentives that free trade provides for mergers between barley malting firms, and then we assess the consequences of these mergers on the realized gains from trade for consumers, barley producers, and malting firms. The globalization of markets has fundamentally changed the world in which economic agents operate.... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Malting barley; Industry concentration; Free trade agreement; Industrial Organization; Q1; F1. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/29168 |
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