Volpe, Richard; Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Roeger, Edward - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2013
This report examines the ways that fuel prices are transmitted to wholesale produce prices via transportation costs …. Specifically, it focuses on marketing costs for asparagus,cantaloupes, table grapes, oranges, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Results … of the study indicate that transportation costs significantly increase the costs of marketing these produce items and …