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IMPACT OF VERTICAL MERGERS ON FOOD INDUSTRY PROFITABILITY: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION

Bhuyan, Sanjib - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001

that increased vertical mergers in food industries would lower profits. …

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EVALUATING MERGERS IN FOOD INDUSTRIES UNDER PROCEDURES FOR LITIGATION OR REGULATION

Coate, Malcolm B. - Department of Resource Economics, University of … - 1997

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Post Merger Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives

Richards, Timothy J.; Manfredo, Mark R. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001

Agricultural cooperatives are participating in mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and joint ventures at a …

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Revisiting the Impact of Trade Liberalization and Mergers on the Malting Industry of North America

Brewin, Derek G.; Gray, Richard; Karagiannis, Giannis - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 61 (2012) 4

This paper builds on the work of BUSCHENA and GRAY (1999) to look at the effects of mergers in the North American … trade. Mergers reduce the trade gains of malt consumers and barley producers in both countries and reduce the welfare losses … of malting plants in the U.S. According to our estimates, the second wave of mergers may have led to a positive total …

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MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, JOINT VENTURES, AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

Hudson, Darren; Herndon Jr., Cary W. - Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State … - 2000

A recent merger "wave" has occurred within the economy, including the agricultural sector. Some research has been conducted on publicly traded companies, but there is little information available on merger activity within agricultural cooperatives. This paper presents the results of a recent...

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Food Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Lead to Higher Labor Productivity

Ollinger, Michael; Nguyen, Sang V.; Blayney, Donald P.; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2006

-production facilities involved in mergers and acquisitions. The industries are meatpacking, meat processing, poultry slaughtering and … that mergers and acquisitions contributed to the general improvement in labor productivity, echoing an earlier ERS study …

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A Local Cooperative's Financial and Strategic Analysis of the Evaluation of Potential Merger Partners

Fulton, Joan R.; Hine, Susan E.; Vandeburg, Jennifer M.; … - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 07 (2004) 03

This is a two-part teaching case developed through in-person interviews which were conducted with the managers of locally owned farm supply/grain marketing cooperatives in Indiana and Colorado in the spring of 2000. The case has been written so that each part can be used individually or together...

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SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS MERGERS: A PRACTITIONERS' GUIDE

Werden, Gregory J. - Department of Resource Economics, University of … - 1997

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CONCENTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURAL INPUT INDUSTRIES

King, John L. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2001

market for innovation. Recent data on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic collaborations in the agricultural biotechnology …

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Cooperative Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Capital Constraints

Richards, Timothy J.; Manfredo, Mark R. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 28 (2003) 01

Several explanations for merger activity exist for publicly traded firms, but none consider the unique aspects of cooperatives. This study develops a test for the hypothesis that cooperative consolidation occurs primarily in response to capital constraints associated with a lack of access to...

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