This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable transactions costs but also for the role of assets,...

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The economic theory links the growth of production factors remuneration with the productivity improvement. In the case of contemporary European agriculture, among the most important income creators are money transfers, namely direct payments. These transfers are part of the agricultural and...

This statistical reference summarizes current and historical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Tables highlight commodity and country information, including values, quantities, principal markets for agricultural exports, and import sources.

In FY 1991, high-value products exceeded traditional bulk products, something virtually unprecedented in U.S. agricultural exports...Canada and Mexico provided about 25 percent of the $20.8 billion of agricultural goods imported into the United States during October 1990-August 1991...U.S....

This report presents statistical summaries of U.S. foreign trade in I agricultural products by country during calendar years 1989 and 1990. Exports and imports valued at more than $1 million are shown. U.S. Bureau of the Census Harmonized System (HS) listings are grouped in standardized economic...

There was little change in the value of U.S. agricultural exports in CY 1991 ••• Agricultural imports for 1991, at $22.7 billion, were the same as in 1990••• U.S. agricultural to major markets totaled $37.6 billion in FY 1991, down from $40.2 billion.

In the 2 years following the January 1980-April 1981 sales suspension, Soviet purchases of U.S. farm goods have remained more than one-third below 1979's record $3 billion in agricultural sales. The worldwide economic recession reduced demand for U.S. agricultural exports during 1982, lowering...

U.S. agricultural exports fell for the first time in 5 years during FY 1991, down $2.7 billion to $37.6 billion••• Agricultural imports for FY 1991 totaled $22.6 billion, the same as last year ... U.S. agricultural exports under the export credit guarantee programs of the Commodity Credit...