Market Competitiveness and Demographic Profiles of Dairy Alternative Beverages in the United States: The Case of Soymilk

Senarath Dharmasena and Oral Capps

No 119680, 2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, Alabama from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Data from U.S. households for year 2008 were used in examining market competitiveness of soymilk using tobit procedure. Unconditional own- and cross-price elasticities are larger than their conditional counterparts. Income, age, employment status, education level, race, ethnicity, region and presence of children are significant drivers affecting the demand for soymilk.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
Date: 2012-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.119680

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