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This study examines vertical coordination in the wine industry emerging in Illinois. We find that quality matters as temporal issues related to grape perishability increase the probability of written contracts being used to procure grapes. Holdup concerns related to sourcing adequate quality...

La situación actual de las áreas rurales de los países industrializados se encuentra, en la actualidad, ante diversos problemas derivados tanto de la intensificación de la agricultura, como de la falta de iniciativas de una población local, en muchos casos, reducida. En este contexto,...

En un contexto de creciente globalización y concentración de la demanda que caracteriza a la distribución en el sector agroalimentario, las alianzas estratégicas se configuran como una opción recomendable para posibilitar la adecuada internacionalización de aquellas empresas que carezcan...

The extent of forage purchasing behavior in milk production and its impact on profitability are analyzed using data from the 2000 and 2005 dairy versions of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey. Forage outsourcing is more common with hay than with silage and haylage, and is more prevalent...

Data on the number of Pennsylvania dairy farms by size category are analyzed in a Markov chain setting to determine factors affecting entry, exit, expansion, and contraction within the sector. Milk prices, milk price volatility, land prices, policy, and cow productivity all impact structural...