Economics of the supply functions for pollination and honey: Marginal costs and supply elasticity
Daniel Sumner and
Antoine Champetier
No 281164, 2019 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 4-6, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Abstract:
We report new data and estimates of beekeeper costs and revenues, which include data on each activity undertaken by honey producers and pollinators, including labor, transport costs and materials for pest and disease management. We use these data, recent surveys and USDA NASS information to develop and characterize supply functions for (1) pollination services to crops that bloom in the late winter (dominated by almonds) and (2) pollination services to crops that bloom in the spring, and (3) U.S.-produced honey. The positions and shapes of these supply functions are crucial to understanding how the honeybee industry will respond to changes in demand for pollination services, and other market conditions, including shifts in honey import supply, and forage availability affected by climate change.
Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 2018-12-20
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.281164
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