Viticulture in Romania is a traditional activity, harmoniously developed as a result of the extremely favourable natural conditions that grapevine encounters throughout the country. Viticulture has always taken an important spot in the agricultural economy on a national level as well as...

The goal of this work is to assess the impact of grape varieties on the prices of Italian wines. As an important share of this wine is exported worldwide, we look at international markets. We gauge this influence by estimating a hedonic price model based on a sample of 2315 Italian still wines...

The article addresses how merchants and wine producers interacted while oscillating between competition and collaboration in their internal relations. Spanning a period of more than a century, it addresses three chronological periods: 1900-1940, 1940-1994, and 1994 to the present. In the first,...

A typical characteristic of the wine supply chain in the Old World is the significant share of cooperatives in wine-making that coexists with investor-owned firms and on-farm wine-makers. This paper analyzes the determinants of whether grape growers deliver their grapes to a cooperative winery...

Given the increasing number of applications in agriculture of gene editing, specifically CRISPR, it is important to understand consumers' perceptions of this breeding technology. We estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for selected quality attributes of table grapes developed using...

Viticulture in Romania is a traditional activity, harmoniously developed as a result of the extremely favourable natural conditions that grapevine encounters throughout the country. Viticulture has always taken an important spot in the agricultural economy on a national level as well as...

In wine grape production, growers decide between alternative management strategies of the vineyard that have direct consequences on competitiveness. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact on economic performance of four management strategies: training system, reserve quality production,...

This paper studies two episodes where an exporting industry saw its sales plummet after importing countries banned their products to protect their citizens' health. The first case is the poisoned grapes crisis involving Chile and the United States in 1989. The second is the mad cows dispute...

Portugal is a country traditionally dedicated to viticulture and characterized by the production of wines of high quality. It has been among the top of 15 countries in the sector in terms of vineyard area extension and wine production, however in recent years Portugal have lost market share in...

The scientific paper presents the evolution of national fruit prices in the period 2015-2019. Over time, fruit and vegetable prices have an increasing trend, and in this study I aimed to identify the factors that lead to this increase prices from one year to another. Regular consumption of...

The beverage industry is a significant market that is seeing a growth albeit certain types of beverages such as wine and soda-type drinks are seemingly declining. There is certainly seen a growing interest for novel beverages, especially when creating healthy options aiming to support health via...

The scientific paper presents the evolution of national fruit prices in the period 2015-2019. Over time, fruit and vegetable prices have an increasing trend, and in this study I aimed to identify the factors that lead to this increase prices from one year to another. Regular consumption of...

The wine-growing and wine-making complex of Moldova has come a long way: from metal-intensive technical equipment from unalloyed steels to modern European equipment from stainless, food-grade material. All new vineyard plantings are created from planting of certified material of our own...

In this paper, it is desirable to determine the influence of production and consumption of grapes on the price in Romania. In order to determine this influence, the areas cultivated with grapes, the production of grapes, as well as their consumption in the last years, will be analyzed. With the...

The results obtained in respect of annual maintenance cost and returns for various categories of grape orchardists are in conformity with the financial analysis. The gross returns from grape orchards during various stages of production are noticed to be twice the cost of production for various...

The recent development of cold-hardy and disease-resistant grape cultivars have enabled rapid expansion of the wine industry in northern states in the United States. As the nascent enterprises seek sustainable profitability, it is important to understand what factors are making the industry...

This study examines vertical coordination in the wine industry emerging in Illinois. We find that quality matters as temporal issues related to grape perishability increase the probability of written contracts being used to procure grapes. Holdup concerns related to sourcing adequate quality...

This report presents the results of a proficiency test exercise (PT) which focussed on the determination of pesticides in grapes in support of Regulation 396/2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal...

The issue of taxing wine grapes provoked a strong reaction from the wine industry and resulted in the Commissioner of Taxation’s recent press release that announced that wine grapes were considered to be GST free. This article examines the decision by the Commissioner of Taxation to classify...

How and how well growers manage the risks inherent in agriculture have direct welfare implications for producers and consumers at both local and societal levels. While better weather, pest and disease forecast information are rapidly disseminating among producers and are often touted as...

The aim of this study was to provide an empirical analysis of the performance of Macedonian grape-growing family farms assessed in terms of technical, allocative, and economic efficiency and to relate aspects targeted in the Rural Development Program (RDP) to the efficiency scores. The study was...

This report summarizes the more-easily measured of the wine industry's economic contributions. Other contributions multiply those benefits, including those to the restaurant, accommodation and other tourist-related industries, and to input-supplying industries such as bottle producers, designers...

The fresh fruit marketing system is increasingly focused on adding value and decreasing costs by streamlining distribution and understanding customer demands. This paper aims to understand the grapes and mango marketing chains and to evaluate the contractual arrangements between buyers and...

The study uses the 2005 Nielsen Homescan panel data to estimate price premiums and discounts associated with product attributes, market factors, and consumer characteristics, focusing on the organic attribute for five major fresh fruits and five major fresh vegetables in the United States. The...

The paper presents an overview of the wine chain in Romania, analysing the areasunder vine, in a structural approach, the yields and the production of grapes and the wine industry.The data regarding the lands under vines, yields, productions of grapes and wine industry havebeen collected from...

In the Republic of Moldova, viticulture and winemaking show a many-century history and are inseparable parts of life and people’s culture. Climatic conditions of the country, its topography and soil composition allow to cultivate different types of grape-wines and produce table wines in the...