《Agribusiness》2022年第38卷第2期目录及摘要
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Retail pass-through of package downsizing
Metin Çakır
A dynamic by-production framework for measuring productivity change in the presence of socially responsible and undesirable outputs: Evidence from European food processors
Tadesse Getacher Engida, Alfons G. J. M. Oude Lansink, Xudong Rao
The influence of farmers markets' characteristics on vendor sales
Jeffrey K. O'Hara, Nony Dutton, Nick Stavely
Consumer preferences for agricultural product brands in an E-commerce environment
Erpeng Wang, Zhenzhen Liu, Zhifeng Gao, Qin Wen, Xianhui Geng
Spatial and temporal patterns of consumption of animal-source foods in Tanzania
Ping Wang, Nhuong Tran, Dolapo Enahoro, Chin Yee Chan, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Karl M. Rich, Kendra Byrd, Shakuntala H. Thilsted
Bundling food labels: What role could the labels “Organic,” “Local” and “Low Fat” play in fostering the demand for animal-friendly meat
Faical Akaichi, Klaus Glenk, Cesar Revoredo-Giha
Production environment and managerial techniques in explaining productivity growth in Brazilian beef cattle production
Maristela M. Martins, Humberto F. S. Spolador, Eric Njuki
Estimating market power for the Chinese fluid milk market with imported products
Yuquan Chen, Xiaohua Yu
In-kind credit provision through contract farming and formal credit markets
Anette Ruml, Martin C. Parlasca
Prices, specialty varieties, and postharvest practices: Insights from cacao value chains in Ecuador
Alexis H. Villacis, Jeffrey R. Alwang, Victor Barrera, Juan Dominguez
Retail pass-through of package downsizing
Metin Çakır
Abstract：The package downsizing strategy allows a manufacturer to raise unit prices while maintaining package prices in a range acceptable to consumers. The success of the strategy depends on the retailers' ability to transmit the cost of downsized products into consumer prices at higher rates compared to transmitting equivalent increases in the cost of nondownsized products. In this article, we test this hypothesis by empirically analyzing the retailers' pass-through behavior in response to downsizing. Using data on ice cream purchases, our main finding is that downsizing is significantly associated with the price pass-through. On average, downsized products' pass-through rate is 8.4 percentage points higher than the rate for nondownsized products. An important implication of this result is that in competitive environments in which manufacturers prefer to avoid substantial increases in package prices, downsizing could be a win–win strategy for manufacturers and retailers in response to increasing production costs.
A dynamic by-production framework for measuring productivity change in the presence of socially responsible and undesirable outputs: Evidence from European food processors
Tadesse Getacher Engida Alfons G. J. M. Oude Lansink Xudong Rao
Abstract：In the past decade, corporate firms have globally increasingly adopted corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices; however, so far less is known about how productivity change in the presence of socially responsible and undesirable output can be evaluated. This paper develops a framework that integrates CSR in a dynamic by-production technology which captures the transformation of multiple inputs into marketed outputs, socially responsible and undesirable outputs, while accounting for adjustment costs in quasi-fixed inputs. The paper illustrates the method using a sample of European food and beverage manufacturing firms. The results of the empirical application show that there is a decline in dynamic Luenberger productivity indicators mainly due to technical inefficiency change. Hence, firms should devise strategies to enhance utilization of resources and reduce technical inefficiency. The regression of productivity change indicators on firm-specific factors showed that more indebted firms experienced a lower growth of the productivity of undesirable output, whereas more profitable firms have a lower productivity growth of variable inputs and a higher growth of the productivity of investments.
The influence of farmers markets' characteristics on vendor sales
Jeffrey K. O'Hara Nony Dutton Nick Stavely
Abstract：US farmers market managers must be strategic in deciding which vendors sell at their markets. They would benefit from understanding how market characteristics impact vendor sales, although the few studies that have explored this topic have found inconclusive results. We use a unique panel database of sales at 13 farmers markets to estimate how vendors' sales are influenced by the characteristics of their farmers market. We find that average sales at weekend farmers markets becomes increasingly large as farmers markets increase in size. At weekday markets, average sales increase as small markets add vendors but eventually decline as markets become larger. These results could occur if weekend markets attract shoppers from increasingly greater distances as they become larger, while average sales eventually decline as weekday markets increase in size due to vendor competition. Produce vendors experience higher average sales at weekend markets than weekday markets and experience a relatively small increase in sales as market size increases. Vendors of hot prepared foods experience higher sales at weekday markets.
Consumer preferences for agricultural product brands in an E-commerce environment
Erpeng Wang Zhenzhen Liu Zhifeng Gao Qin Wen Xianhui Geng
Abstract：Branding agricultural products are popular in the online market, but little is known about consumers' preferences for agricultural product brands in an E-commerce environment. This study analyzed consumer preferences for three types of agricultural product brands and the interaction effect among them in an E-commerce environment with a choice experiment. Our results show that regional brand shows remarkable complementary effects on grower brand and store brand, implying regional brand can enhance the value of other brands. Also, we found that there is a substitution effect between grower brand and store brand. Interestingly, we find that consumers prefer cheap or expensive fuji apples rather than middle-price ones, implying significant consumption stratification in the Chinese online food market. This study also confirms the importance of the time window of delivery. This paper can provide critical information to optimize brand strategies of agricultural products in an E-commerce environment.
Spatial and temporal patterns of consumption of animal-source foods in Tanzania
Ping Wang Nhuong Tran Dolapo Enahoro Chin Yee Chan Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku Karl M. Rich Kendra Byrd Shakuntala H. Thilsted
Abstract：Animal-source foods (ASF) are an important source of nutrients in many developing countries. However, there is limited information on the demand for ASF and the factors influencing their consumption. This study assessed spatial and temporal patterns of ASF consumption in Tanzania using data from a nationally representative household survey. Price and expenditure elasticities of ASF demand were estimated by applying a censored Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) model. Results showed a 30% increase in weekly household expenditure on ASF from USD 3.02 in 2008 to USD 3.94 in 2014. The likelihood of a household purchasing ASF was 4.5 percentage points higher in urban compared to rural areas. With the exception of dried fish, the expenditure elasticity of ASF demand was positive and statistically significant. Expenditure and own-price elasticities were largest for chicken and lowest for dried fish. The responsiveness of ASF demand to own-price changes was higher in rural than urban areas in all cases. The findings imply that public policies that either raise household incomes or lower ASF prices have the potential to increase the consumption of ASF and consequently improve food and nutrition security in Tanzania.
Bundling food labels: What role could the labels “Organic,” “Local” and “Low Fat” play in fostering the demand for animal-friendly meat
Faical Akaichi Klaus Glenk Cesar Revoredo-Giha
Abstract：This study investigates whether and how the demand for animal-friendly pork can benefit from the individual and joint use of the label “Animal Friendly,” “Organic,” “Local,” and “Low Fat.” A choice experiment was conducted to collect the data. The data were analyzed using the random parameter logit and the latent class models. Three consumer segments were identified. Consumers in Segment 1 (pro-welfare consumers—39% of all respondents) were found to highly value the four labels. The results showed that their price premium for animal-friendly pork could be increased significantly if the product is also labeled as “Local” or “Low Fat.” The members of Segment 2 (Welfare-reluctant consumers—41% of all respondents) were found to negatively value the use of the label “Animal Friendly.” For “welfare-reluctant” consumers, label bundling is of marginal effect. The rem1aining 20% of respondents (“Indifferent” “consumers”) were found to be indifferent to whether the labels “Animal Friendly,” “Organic,” and “Local” are used or not. However, their demand for animal-friendly pork could significantly increase if the pork is also labeled as “Organic.”
Production environment and managerial techniques in explaining productivity growth in Brazilian beef cattle production
Maristela M. Martins Humberto F. S. Spolador Eric Njuki
Abstract：Brazil is a key player in the global beef markets having generated 15% of global production, and approximately 20% of world exports in 2018. Productivity improvements will be indispensable if the Brazilian beef sector wants to maintain its position as a key player in both the domestic and international markets. In light of the aforementioned, this study makes two key contributions to the agricultural productivity literature on Brazil. First, it estimates the production technology used in the Brazilian beef cattle sector using stochastic production frontier methods that account for exogenous factors that impact the production environment. Second, using the estimated coefficients as weights, it decomposes a total factor productivity (TFP) index that tracks various sources of productivity growth including: technical efficiency, technological change, scale efficiency, and environmental efficiency. By utilizing farm-level data this study generates deeper insights into the dynamics driving beef cattle production at the most disaggregated level. Results indicate that TFP growth averaged 1.73% per annum and was primarily driven by scale efficiency, which increased at 1.39%. Meanwhile, technical efficiency declined at a rate of −0.03% per annum.
Estimating market power for the Chinese fluid milk market with imported products
Yuquan Chen Xiaohua Yu
Abstract：Market power exercised by large dairy brands is an important policy concern in China, while imported milk players have not received enough attention. In this paper, we construct a New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) model to estimate the market powers of fluid milk products. Our results indicate the Chinese fluid milk market is imperfectly competitive where the top three domestic brands own strong market power, but there is no evidence to justify the existence of market power for the imported milk. It might be due to the high price elasticity of demand, inefficient sales channels, and entry barriers of imported fluid milk. In terms of policy implications, the government needs to create a more competitive market for the whole dairy industry. Overseas suppliers also need to improve their competitiveness by optimizing their sales network and enhancing consumers' brand loyalty.
In-kind credit provision through contract farming and formal credit markets
Anette Ruml Martin C. Parlasca
Abstract：Access to credit is a key prerequisite for the development of smallholder agriculture. However, rural credit markets are typically characterized by market failures and smallholder credit access is limited. Resource-providing contracts are an institutional tool to overcome credit market failures through the provision of production inputs in the form of in-kind credit. Previous research has shown that interlinkage of contract and credit helps farmers overcome financial constraints, foster production investments, and hence increase productivities and income. However, if and how such contract schemes affect farmers' overall demand for and access to formal credit from other sources is not yet well understood. In this article, we therefore investigate the associations of the provision of in-kind credit and farming households' formal credit demand and ability to receive formal credit. We use data of 463 oil palm producers in Ghana and show that participation in contract farming is associated with an increase in credit demand. Concerning credit approval, we find that the outstanding debt of the in-kind credit scheme is associated with a substantially lower likelihood of credit acceptance. However, the results also suggest that farmers can fully compensate this negative effect by informing the bank about the contract, and thus the source of the debt. This indicates that debt acquired from resource-providing contract schemes does not necessarily pose an additional credit constraint to farmers.
Prices, specialty varieties, and postharvest practices: Insights from cacao value chains in Ecuador
Alexis H. Villacis Jeffrey R. Alwang Victor Barrera Juan Dominguez
Abstract：Efforts to improve cacao value chains often assume that production of fine and flavor varieties will raise smallholder incomes. Undertaking postharvest practices of fermentation and drying is another exercise assumed to increase value-added capture by smallholder producers. This study employs household data from 340 cacao farms in 15 villages in coastal Ecuador during 2018 to empirically assess these assumptions. Contrary to the common belief of the international development community, we find that the production of fine and flavor cacao varieties has no association with the price received by small-scale producers. This is mainly due to (i) low productivity and (ii) nonexistent price premiums. Findings also suggest that the use of postharvest practices of fermentation and drying may lead to substantial price responses irrespective of the type of variety grown. The results presented here have implications for program interventions aimed at increasing farmer revenue. Programs promoting the use of fine and flavor varieties alone might be misguided and can be improved by training in modern processing techniques, regardless of the variety produced.
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