TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schrimper, Ronald 
TI  - Economics of agricultural markets
SN  - 9780137757763
U1  - 338.13 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  -  Prentice Hall, 
KW  - Agriculture -- Economic aspects
KW  - Food industry and trade
KW  -  Produce trade
N1  - Includes index; Overview of markets and marketing --
Measuring the economic importance of agricultural and food marketing activities --
Index numbers --
Demand and elasticity concepts --
Supply concepts --
Models of market behavior --
Alternative market structures --
Price discovery --
Spatial characteristics of markets --
Local markets and interregional trade --
International trade --
International trade model and policies --
Storage decisions in the marketing of agricultural and food products --
Futures markets --
Fundamentals of hedging --
Options markets and their uses
N2  - 	
"This text is about world agricultural and food markets and is written to give the reader a solid understanding of key concepts as well as an understanding of their mysterious and marvelous nature. Demonstrating the critical role agricultural markets play in the world economy this book explores the influence of these markets on a variety of food and agricultural products used by consumers on a daily basis." "Economics of Agricultural Markets is intended for use in Agricultural Marketing or Agricultural Economics courses, and is written in four major sections for clarity and ease of study."--Jacket
ER  -