Cottonseed Oil Mills: Their Comparative Efficiencies and Effects on Prices and Producers' Returns

John M. Brewster

No 308707, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpt from the report Introduction and Summary: This report is a brief account of a comprehensive technical study of (1) the comparative economies of different types of cottonseed oil mills and (2) the effects of industry-wide changes in types of mills on (a) the supply and (b) price of oil and (c) the value of cottonseed sold by growers. Four types of mills were involved: Hydraulic, screw-press, direct-solvent, and prepress-solvent.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 1953-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308707

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