We examine the interaction of marketing channel members and the influence of these interactions on incentives …, coordination costs, and risk allocation strategies in a food marketing channel. For this purpose we specify a three-stage principal …-agent marketing channel model involving producers, wholesalers, retailers and a futures market. We compare the situation with and …

A conceptual marketing-finance framework is proposed which links channel contracting in agriculture and the use of …, such as derivatives, to complement marketing channel relationships. Moreover, this study shows how producers and managers … from agribusiness companies can use such financial services as conflict-solving tools in case of incongruent contract …

We specify a principal-agent marketing channel involving producers, wholesalers, retailers and a futures market. Our … vertical contracts and, by using annual data, their production horizon. The Dutch ware potato marketing channel and its futures …