Producer Characteristics and Peanut Cost Efficiency in the Southeast: Implications for the Farm-Level Impacts of the 2002 Farm Act

Peanut production efficiency in the Southeast is analyzed for assessing farm-level impacts of the 2002 Farm Act. Stochastic frontier analysis utilizes data from 2001 Peanut Farm Survey. Results show that production efficiency cannot be attributed to quota ownership. Certain other farm attributes, such as size and age, are also important.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Fletcher, Stanley M. ; Nadolnyak, Denis A. ; Hartarska, Valentina M.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Keywords:	Crop Production/Industries

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas Number 35627
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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