The Transport of Baled Cotton: Review and Outlook

James A. Caron and Paul E. Kepler

No 313219, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: The majority of baled cotton has traditionally moved by rail from warehouse locations to ports and mills within the United States. Over the last two decades, motor carriers have greatly increased their share of the cotton traffic on both short- and long-distance movements. With passage of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, railroads are allowed greater freedom to price their services and other opportunities, through contracts, to specify service levels in exchange for guaranteed volume commitments by shippers. In order that each mode may be utilized in services for which the greatest comparative advantage exists, shippers, railroads, and motor carriers are encouraged to adopt costing methodologies which account for both transport and nontransport costs of cotton shipments.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 90
Date: 1982-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313219

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