Download or read book Economy in the Distribution of Farm Products written by Henry Myron Smith and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economics of the Product Markets of Agriculture written by Harold F. Breimyer and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1976 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketing in the economic system; Welfare goals in marketing; Economics of the marketing firm; Competitive structure of the market; Dimensions and structure of the marketing system for farm products in the United States; Performance of the marketing system: the role of marketing research; Governmental policies in marketing; Economics of transportation; Location of marketing enterprise and competitive structure; Marketing in economic development.
Download or read book Introduction to Agricultural Economics written by Lewis Cecil Gray and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a vintage handbook on farm economics, with information on different farming systems, machinery, marketing produce, buying equipment, keeping records, and much more. Although old, much of the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern prospective farmers. Contents include: “The Nature and Scope of Agricultural Economics”, “Systems of Farming”, “The Farming Considered as a Business Empire”, “Some Units of Economic Measurements in Farm Organization and Management”, “Farm Records and Accounts”, “Cost of Production”, “Size of Farms”, “Selection of Farm Enterprises”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on agriculture and agronomy.
Download or read book Report of the Industrial Commission on the Distribution of Farm Products Vol 6 Classic Reprint written by United States Industrial Commission and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Industrial Commission on the Distribution of Farm Products, Vol. 6 On the cost of Shipping corn to primary markets, the following figures Show what proportion of the value in that market goes to the distributer and to the producer. The consumer's price for corn at Chicago July 25, 1900, was 39 cents. The combined expenses of distribution between producer and consumer from Hutchinson, Kans. To Chicago were cents. The producer therefore received cents, the distributing expenses amounting to per cent of the consumer's cost, and the producer receiving per cent of that value. Substantially the same result occurs in the shipment from Salina, Kans., to Chicago: that is, the expenses of distribution between farm and primary market are equal to one-third of what the consumer pays for corn in Chicago, and the producer gets the other two-thirds. The result difiers little for three other Shipping points in Kansas to Chicago. Of cents, 2 cents go for local charges and the balance for freight and handling to Chicago. Shipments of corn from Illinois points to Chicago show a much lower cost of distribution. From Media, Ill., to Chicago the com bined expenses of distribution on; July 25 were 8 cents per bushel for corn. The value Of corn at Chicago was 39 cents, so that the producer received 31 cents, the expenses of distribution amounting to per cent of the consumer's cost, and the producer receives per cent of the consumer's cost. The shipments from Benson, Ill., show a somewhat lower cost of distribution, where the proportion is per cent of the consumer's cost, but the two shipments show that the average expenses of marketing Illinois corn in Chicago would probably not be much higher than 20 per cent of the Chicago value - that is, one-fifth Of the cost to the consumer goes for carrying the product and about four-fifths of the value goes to the producer. According to the special report of the corn movement to Chicago that market has undergone a change of great advantage to the producer. Practi cally all grain that comes to the central market is purchased by the dealers at the local markets. The farmers rarely ship any grain on their own account. All the dealers at these local markets are constantly in touch with the central markets. They receive quotations by wire every day, so that they know the prices of grain in Liverpool, New York, and Chicago. Formerly the majority of these buyers shipped to commission houses located at the central market, but latterly this practice has been largely abandoned. The large grain concerns deal directly with the local dealer, and their familiarity with the rapidly changing rate situa tion enables them to put grain into any one of the great world markets with the greatest economy in cost of transportation and handling. This is chie y owing to the adjustment of freight rates. The difierence between handling by commis sion through Chicago for exports and the through rate on grain is about 3 cents. This difference is sufficient to give the trade which can command it, as against any one which can not, the mastery Of the whole shipping situation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book Plowshares Pork Barrels written by E.C. Pasour, Jr. and published by Independent Institute. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural subsidies in grains, cotton, milk, sugar, tobacco, honey, wool, and peanuts are analyzed in this examination of U.S. farm policy. Looking at such programs as food stamps, crop insurance, subsidized credit, trade credit, trade subsidies and import restrictions, conservation, agricultural research, and taxation, this historical perspective argues that these subsidies ultimately redistribute wealth to powerful agricultural interests who use their political clout to advance their economic interests at the expense of the general public. This analysis of government farm programs will appeal to professors and students who study agriculture; people affected by government farm policies; public officials, and businesses affected by agricultural policy such as those in food service, retail, and distribution.
Download or read book A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our health to the environment, climate change, economic inequality, and the federal budget. From the earliest developments of agriculture, a major goal has been to attain sufficient foods that provide the energy and the nutrients needed for a healthy, active life. Over time, food production, processing, marketing, and consumption have evolved and become highly complex. The challenges of improving the food system in the 21st century will require systemic approaches that take full account of social, economic, ecological, and evolutionary factors. Policy or business interventions involving a segment of the food system often have consequences beyond the original issue the intervention was meant to address. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System develops an analytical framework for assessing effects associated with the ways in which food is grown, processed, distributed, marketed, retailed, and consumed in the United States. The framework will allow users to recognize effects across the full food system, consider all domains and dimensions of effects, account for systems dynamics and complexities, and choose appropriate methods for analysis. This report provides example applications of the framework based on complex questions that are currently under debate: consumption of a healthy and safe diet, food security, animal welfare, and preserving the environment and its resources. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System describes the U.S. food system and provides a brief history of its evolution into the current system. This report identifies some of the real and potential implications of the current system in terms of its health, environmental, and socioeconomic effects along with a sense for the complexities of the system, potential metrics, and some of the data needs that are required to assess the effects. The overview of the food system and the framework described in this report will be an essential resource for decision makers, researchers, and others to examine the possible impacts of alternative policies or agricultural or food processing practices.
Download or read book Agricultural Economics Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1951-10 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role Of Markets In The World Food Economy written by D. Gale Johnson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book extends the discussion of world food problems by giving explicit recognition to the potential role of markets. The authors highlight the contribution of prices to the solution of food problems in low-income countries, for example, by providing adequate incentives to farmers to expand production, assuring that food supplies can be obtained through trade when needed and giving appropriate signals to consumers. They also document the negative effects on food supply and national welfare of the actual price policies of many Third World governments. While recognizing the problems involved in defining and measuring hunger, as well as in improving the food supply, the authors consider the outlook for future food availability as favorable in terms of continued modest improvement in per capita food supplies at prices, adjusted for inflation, that are likely to continue the slow decline of recent decades. One focus of their comments is the positive roles that governments can and should play in the world food economy, especially in support of research, creation of human capital, and provision of appropriate rural infrastructure.
Download or read book The Market Functions and Costs for Food Between America s Fields and Tables written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Economic Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economics of Agricultural Development written by George W. Norton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics of Agricultural Development examines the causes, severity, and effects of poverty, population growth, and malnutrition in developing countries. It discusses potential solutions to these problems, progress made in many countries in recent years, and the implications of globalization for agriculture, poverty, and the environment. Topics covered in the book include: • Means for utilizing agricultural surpluses to further overall economic development • The sustainability of the natural resource environment • Gender issues in relation to agriculture and resource use • The contribution of agricultural technologies • The importance of agricultural and macroeconomic policies as related to development and trade, and the successes and failures of such policies • Actions to encourage more rapid agricultural and economic development The globalization of trade in goods, services, and capital has been fundamental to changes being experienced in the agricultural and rural sectors of developing countries. It has major implications for the fight against poverty and food insecurity and for environmental sustainability. Recently, agriculture has returned to a position of center stage in the development dialog as food price volatility has increased along with water scarcity, and concerns grow over the effects of climate change on food supply and food security. This new edition of the essential textbook in the field builds on the 2010 edition and reflects the following developments: • Growth in foreign demand for land and other natural resources • Significant progress in agricultural and economic development in some low-income countries while others are being left behind • Continued growth in demand for higher-valued farm products This book is essential reading for undergraduate students seeking to understand the economics of agricultural development and the world food system, including environmental and human consequences, international trade, and capital flows.
Download or read book Comparing the Structure Size and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains written by Robert P. King and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of coordinated case studies compares the structure, size, and performance of local food supply chains with those of mainstream supply chains. Interviews and site visits with farms and businesses, supplemented with secondary data, describe how food moves from farms to consumers in 15 food supply chains. Key comparisons between supply chains include the degree of product differentiation, diversification of marketing outlets, and information conveyed to consumers about product origin. The cases highlight differences in prices and the distribution of revenues among supply chain participants, local retention of wages and proprietor income, transportation fuel use, and social capital creation. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Marketing Farm Products written by Geoffrey Seddon Shepherd and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1982 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the marketing of farm products, concentrating on broad trends in the market. Includes new material on formula pricing, which explains the use of standardized grading in marketing perishable commodities at decentralized markets. Contains two separate sections on beef and hogs, reflecting recent price trends, as well as authors' defense of the use of regulations and subsidies to protect small farmers from totally free market forces.
Download or read book Food from Farmer to Consumer written by United States. National Commission on Food Marketing and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supplement to Farming in the Great Plains written by United States. Economics Research Service. Farm Economics Division and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Farm Economics written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes papers and reports of the American Farm Economic Association.
Download or read book Outlines of Agricultural Economics written by Edwin Griswold Nourse and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
