POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTION VARIABILITY ON AGRIBUSINESS: THE CASE OF COTTON GINNING IN MISSISSIPPI

Shawn Boyd and Darren Hudson

No 15788, Research Reports from Mississippi State University, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: Cotton ginning represents an agribusiness that is heavily dependent on production agriculture. Recent changes in farm legislation and other government policies may have a long run impact on the variability of cotton production. This paper examines the potential impacts of increased production variability on the cotton ginning industry in Mississippi. A programming model is used to derive the optimal structure of the ginning industry under certainty. Potential implications of production variability are discussed and extensions to the model are proposed.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15788

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