Analyzes the impacts of income and inflation on beef and pork retail prices.

The authors analyze the factors affecting U.S. shrimp consumption. Two aspects seem to affect shrimp consumption: habit formation and inventory adjustment. They conclude that the long-run and short-run price elasticities are inelastic.

A "demand" model for fresh and processed potatoes is formulated. The price forecasts for 1983-1992 suggest rising trends for both retail prices in both nominal and real terms. In the next ten years, nominal fresh and processed prices are predicted to increase by 106 percent and 72 percent,...