This study examines the effects of dietary information on women's whole and low-fat milk intakes. The sample is 1928 female meal planners aged 20 years or over who provided information on their milk intake for 2 days in the 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and who...

In the study area predominantly three marketing options were available for the dairy farmers; unorganized vendors, formal / organized dairy cooperatives and integrated contract system. A majority of dairy farmers around 57.3 percent had shifted from one marketing option to another. The rest 42.7...

The paper analyses the effect of the NYS Milk Price Gouging Law 200% rule (June 1991-October 2008) on the behavior of retail prices and marketing margins of fluid whole milk products sold in the largest New York State cities (New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester). This rule...

Smallholder producers in developing countries often collaborate in teams that take advantage of scale economies and allocate surplus among members. We experimentally evaluate team-level incentive contracts for quality upgrading among Indian dairy cooperatives where there is a risk of free-riding...

The European Union is a large producer of milk and dairy products. It is also a significant market for the consumption of dairy products, which is characterised by effective demand, and it significantly influences the markets of other food products. The main milk producers in the EU are Germany,...