Farm-Retail Spreads for Food Products

Forrest E. Scott and Henry T. Badger

No 312505, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Revised farm-retail spreads for a "market basket" of domestic farm-originated foods and for 46 individual foods are presented. Movements in these statistics over time are analyzed; data and techniques employed in their development are described and evaluated. Current data for tables appear in the quarterly "Marketing and Transportation Situation," Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 190
Date: 1972-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312505

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