Thinning Markets in U.S. Agriculture: What Are the Implications for Producers and Processors?

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By Michael K. Adjemian (au); B. Wade Brorsen (au); William Hahn (au); Tina L. Saitone (au); Richard J. Sexton (au)
Year: 2016
Pages: 45
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-7276-1

Product Code: 1457872765

Description

U.S. agricultural production is growing more concentrated or äóìthinäó (few purchasers, low trading volume, and low liquidity), reviving longstanding tensions between producers and processors and raising concerns that producers may not be getting a fair price due to less competitive market conditions. Contents of this report: What Are Thin Markets?; Thin Markets at the Farm Level; Coordinating Farm Production; How Are Prices Set in Thin Markets? Foregoing Thin Market Power; Are Thin Markets Distorting Farm Prices?: Cooperation, Winners, and Losers in Thin Markets; Thin Markets from a Regulatoräó»s Perspective; Options to Address Thin Markets; Conclusion. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

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