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The 1974 outlook for food and agriculture
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The quiet revolution in the U.S. food market
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Adding value to agriculture: new life for an old industry?
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Food prices expected to post moderate gain
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Outlook for food and agriculture
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An Experimental Analysis of Quality Misperception in Food Labels
The size and distribution of surplus in markets where credence quality attributes of food (e.g., organic, non-GMO) are conveyed through some informational mechanism (typically labels) crucially depend on 1) how information changes consumers’ perception of quality and 2) producers’ strategic choice of quality provision in response to changes in consumers’ perception of quality. This paper examines the hypothesis that consumers’ misperception of quality information can provide incentives to sellers to increase quality and offset the lower quality that exists in markets where firms ...
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The U.S. farm export boom: how will it be shaped by global infrastructure?
A recent surge in U.S. agricultural exports has triggered a wave of optimism about the industry's prospects in the world food market. At the root of the industry's recent export gains are rapidly growing populations and incomes across Asia and Latin America. Adding fuel to U.S. agriculture's newfound optimism is the recent emergence of China--the world's most populous nation and most rapidly growing economy--as a net importer of food.> The world food market may not live up to current expectations, however, without substantial investment in food processing and distribution infrastructure in ...
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Recent trends in food consumption
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Good intentions, cheap food and counterpart funds
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Food takes a smaller bite in the USA