Low-temperature drying methods result in improved corn quality, which is of some importance to all users but is particularly important to dry millers. Several low-temperature drying methods exist, but there are few economic incentives to encourage their use. A supply function based on farm...

This paper presents a decomposed Poisson regression model based on count data that evaluates the size distribution, the changing number of flour mills for each size class, and the concentration of market power, simultaneously. This model also allows us to test dominant price leadership model.

What causes the structural changes in terms of number and size of flour mills in the US flour milling industry, and will the US wheat flower supply be adequate in the year 2000? Simulation results indicate that rising disposable income and declining wheat prices are the primary reasons for...

Grain quality changes between origin and destination have continued to be important to grain importers and exporters. This article quantifies the quality losses during shipment of soybeans from US ports to European and Japanese destinations and estimates the decrease in value based on these...