An Evaluation of the Cost of Seasonality in the U.S. Dairy Industry

Mark W. Stephenson, Andrew M. Novakovic and James E. Pratt

No 271158, 1991 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Manhattan, Kansas from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: A transshipment model of the U.S. dairy industry is constructed to determine the cost of seasonally disparate supply and demand for dairy products. Price incentive/disincentive plans are related to the magnitude of industry-wide savings that could be realized if uniform patterns of production are achieved.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 1991-08-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.271158

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