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RECENT CHANGES IN MARKETING AND TRADE PRACTICES IN THE U.S. LETTUCE AND FRESH-CUT VEGETABLE INDUSTRIES
Handy, Charles R.; Thompson, Gary D.; Glaser, Lewrene K. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2001
Fifteen lettuce and bagged salad shippers were interviewed as part of a larger study on changes in produce marketing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005220808
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U.S. ORGANIC FARMING IN 2000-2001: ADOPTION OF CERTIFIED SYSTEMS
Greene, Catherine R.; Kremen, Amy - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2003
U.S. farmland managed under organic farming systems expanded rapidly throughout the 1990s, and that pace has continued as farmers strive to meet consumer demand in both local and national markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented national organic standards on organic...
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How Do Taxes Affect Food Markets?
Canning, Patrick N.; Tsigas, Marinos E. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2000
Several food market indicators would change if a flat income tax system -- that is, a system without exemptions, deductions, credits, and deferrals-replaced the current system. Our findings support the widely held view that even though a flat income tax system would increase national income,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806558
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EFFECTS OF U.S. DAIRY POLICIES ON MARKETS FOR MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
Price, J. Michael - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2004
a broader study mandated by Congress, which required an evaluation of the economic impacts of Federal milk marketing …
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The Role of Contracts in the Organic Supply Chain: 2004 and 2007
Dimitri, Carolyn; Oberholtzer, Lydia; Wittenberger, Michelle - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2010
Organic food products are excellent candidates for contract production and marketing because they are produced using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004299
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The Infant Formula Market: Consequences of a Change in the WIC Contract Brand
Oliveira, Victor; Frazao, Elizabeth; Smallwood, David M. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2011
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is the major purchaser of infant formula in the United States. To reduce cost to the WIC program, each State awards a sole-source contract to a formula manufacturer to provide its product to WIC participants in the...
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Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States
Low, Sarah A.; Vogel, Stephen J. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2011
This study uses nationally representative data on the marketing of local foods to assess the relative scale of local … food marketing channels. This research documents that sales through intermediated marketing channels, such as farmers … marketing food locally are most prominent in the Northeast and the West Coast regions and areas close to densely populated urban …
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How Much Lower Are Prices at Discount Stores? An Examination of Retail Food Prices
Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Barker, Catherine; Dutko, Paula - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2010
Nontraditional stores, including mass merchandisers, supercenters, club warehouse stores, and dollar stores, have increased their food offerings over the past 15 years and often promote themselves as lower priced alternatives to traditional supermarkets. How much lower are food prices at these...
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Menu Labeling Imparts New Information About the Calorie Content of Restaurant Foods
Stewart, Hayden; Hyman, Jeffrey; Dong, Diansheng - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014
little new information from menu labeling. In this study, following research in marketing science and behavioral economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098004
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Analysis of Generic Dairy Advertising, 1984-97
Blisard, Noel; Blayney, Donald P.; Chandran, Ram; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1999
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