Trade in processed food products is rapidly growing. Trade with Canada and Mexico has especially been growing since … free trade agreements have been implemented. The U.S. presence in the processed food industry in other countries through … foreign direct investment (FDI) is also large and has been expanding. The relationship between trade and FDI is uncertain and …

This article utilizes the Survey of Small Business Finances to compare and contrast trade credit practices of rural … small business firms. The results show that these firms borrow money and then re-lend it to others in the form of trade … receivable (e.g., trade credit extended to customers). The actual level of re-lending varied among firms depending on their …

Indonesia have been aggressively marketing their palm oil, intensifying the competition for U.S. soybean oil exports. Other … issues include changing trade policies and demand in major importing countries, trade liberalization, and genetically …

As trade agreements lower tariff rates throughout the world, other barriers to trade emerge. These non-tariff barriers … procedures, transport regulations or costs, lack of knowledge of regional markets, and import policies. The objective of this … businesses is conducted to identify important trade barriers. Phytosanitary regulations and railroad problems are two frustrating …

Recent trends in production marketing, trade, and policies affecting world malting barley and malt sector are examined …. A spatial equilibrium model of production and trade is used to assess the effects of alternative levels of supply …, demand, and policy variables on composition and direction of malting barley and malt trade flows. …

The dynamic relationships among trade, income and the environment for developed and developing countries are examined … using a cointegration analysis. Results suggest that trade and income growth tend to increase environmental quality in … found that for developed countries, the causal relationship appears to run from trade and income to the environment ─ a …

, corn, rice, and soybeans on its agricultural sector and world agricultural trade. The model included 16 exporting and …

. World demand for sugar is expected to grow faster than world supply, gradually increasing sugar prices. World trade volumes …

classes, resulting in gradual increases in prices of the wheats. World trade volumes of both classes of wheat are expected to … expand, but trade volume of durum wheat may grow faster than common wheat. …