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Marketing Concentration and Grower Retailer Relationships

Analyzing Vertical Market Structure and Its Implications for Trade Liberalization and Market Access. University of California, Davis. This paper uses a general market model to simulate the impacts of trade liberalization for developing countries when market intermediaries may exercise oligopsony power when procuring raw product from developing country producers and/or oligopoly power in selling the product to downstream buyers. June 2004.
The Changing Marketplace for California Crops: Focus on Fruits and Vegetables Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. A summary of production and market trends. PowerPoint presentation. March 2005.
Clusters of Grapes and Wine by Rolf A.E. Mueller and Daniel A. Sumner. This research paper discusses the theory of clusters and the competitiveness and spatial organization of the California wine industry. University of California Agricultural Issues Center. July 2006.
Current Economic Trends in the California Wine Industry. The number of wine grape growers is growing slowly but the number of wineries has doubled in the past decade. Rachael E. Goodhue, Richard D. Green, Dale M. Heien and Philip L. Martin. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. ARE Update. Vol. 11, No. 4, March/April 2008.
The Evolving Global Marketplace for Fruits and Vegetables (pdf). Agricultural Issues Center, University of California and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. This study looks at the fruit and vegetable growth, particularly the fresh produce sales and the implications that has globally. April 2003.
Food Retailers' Pricing and Market Strategies, with Implications for Producers (pdf). Lan Li, Richard J. Sexton and Tian Xia's research paper examines grocery retailers' ability to influence prices charged to consumers and paid to suppliers. They discuss the impacts of aspects of retailer behavior on the upstream farm sector. University of California Agricultural Issues Center, September 2006.
Global Retailers Enhance the Effects of Food Industry Globalization: Get Ready!, (pdf) Agricultural Issues Center, University of California and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. Presentation on global retailers, trends, consolidation and their role in the food industry. April 2003.
Marketing California's Agricultural Production. Chapter 4 in California Agriculture: Dimensions and Issues. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 2004.
A Multinomial Logit Framework to Estimating Bid Shading in Procurement Auctions, With Application to Cattle Sales in the Texas Panhandle. Working Paper, University of California, Davis. An empirical model was developed to estimate the magnitude of bid shading present in an auction based on multinomial probability models. The model is applied to bidding for live cattle by beef-packing plants in the Panhandle region of Texas, where idiosyncratic features of the bidding environment make structural analysis difficult or impossible. June 2004.
Political Market Power of Milk Producers Reflected in U.S. Milk Pricing Regulations by Byeong-Il Ahn and Daniel A. Sumner. This University of California paper assesses the political market power of milk producers relative to buyers in two ways. July 2006
Private Sales and Public Information: Does the USDA's National Berry Report Provide Information on the Relationship Between the Spot Market and Precommitted Sales? Reports on an AgMRC-funded research project.
Supermarket Challenges and Opportunities for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Shippers
Supermarket Fluid Milk Pricing Practices in the Western United States. Agribusiness, in press 2004. This study analyzes retail milk pricing by supermarkets and marketing margin behavior for four fluid milk products in nine large metropolitan markets in the Western United States.
Trends in the Marketing of Fresh Produce and Fresh-cut Products. Roberta Cook. Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, November 2007.
Trends in U.S. Fresh Produce Marketing California Fresh Produce and Floral Council, Oakland, California. Value-added (fresh-cut produce) is emphasized. PowerPoint presentation. September 2004.
Vertical Contracts Between Manufacturers and Retailers: Inference With Limited Data - The Case of Yogurt. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. Update Vol. 8, No. 2, November/December 2004.

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