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Agribusiness firms sell farm inputs and services to farmers, buy output from farmers to manufacture and process into food products, or sell food to consumers. ERS research analyzes both the causes of agribusiness concentration (that is, the emergence of fewer but larger firms in certain markets) and its effects on farm and retail food prices, industry structure, and innovation.
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U.S. Fresh Produce Markets: Marketing
Channels, Trade Practices, and Retail Pricing Behavior—Retail
consolidation, changing consumer demand, marketing practices, and new
technology have transformed U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable markets in
the past decade. This capstone report synthesizes results of a multiphase
project that examined the dynamics of produce markets, the produce shipper-retailer
relationship, and how these changes affect the relative market influence
of producers, retailers, and consumers. See The
ERS produce markets project for background information and a complete
list of publications related to the project.
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updated: September 26, 2003
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