Supply and Demand Factors for Organic Produce

Park, Timothy A.; Lohr, Luanne

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“…In this case, Kemper-Mais Scharrelkip and organic systems had the highest economic feasibility. However, in practice, price premiums can vary and depend particularly on consumer demand (Park and Lohr, 1996). Hence, reducing the price premium for alternative products to zero resulted in a ranking the opposite of that in the default situation.…”

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Mid-term financial impact of animal welfare improvements in Dutch broiler production

Gocsik

Saatkamp

2013

Poultry Science

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This study used a stochastic bioeconomic simulation model to simulate the business and financial risk of different broiler production systems over a 5-yr period. Simulation analysis was conducted using the @Risk add-in in MS Excel. To compare the impact of different production systems on economic feasibility, 2 cases were considered. The first case focused on the economic feasibility of a completely new system, whereas the second examined economic feasibilities when a farm switches from a conventional to an animal welfare-improving production system. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the key drivers of economic feasibility and to reveal systematic differences across production systems. The study shows that economic feasibility of systems with improved animal welfare predominantly depends on the price that farmers receive. Moreover, the study demonstrates the importance of the level and variation of the price premium for improved welfare, particularly in the first 5 yr after conversion. The economic feasibility of the production system increases with the level of welfare improvements for a sufficiently high price level for broiler meat and low volatility in producer prices. If this is not the case, however, risk attitudes of farmers become important as well as the use of potential risk management instruments.

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Mid-term financial impact of animal welfare improvements in Dutch broiler production

Gocsik

Saatkamp

2013

Poultry Science

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“…As can be seen in Figure 1A, the price premium received for high-quality organic products peaks early in the life of a product/ industry (Park and Lohr, 1996;Thompson, 1998Thompson, , 2000. As the niche's supply grows larger, and more consumers become aware of it, the market-clearing price decreases.…”

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“…Only a handful of econometric analyses of supply and demand for organic products have been conducted owing to the paucity of secondary data. Park and Lohr (1996) employed weekly wholesale data on selected fresh vegetables to estimate a demand and supply effects in a partial adjustment model. The time series they used was available only from September 1985 to December 1989 because the Organic Market News and Information Service shortly after ceased to collect observations on wholesale quantities.…”

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Can/Should/Will A Niche Become the Norm? Organic Agriculture's Short Past and Long Future

Blank¹,

Thompson²

2004

Contemporary Economic Policy

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A theory is proposed that explains the evolution of a market based on a quality variant as it goes from being a niche to the market norm. Organic commodities are described as such a quality variant and used to focus on the economic and policy issues that arise during a market's evolution. It is shown how organic products in general can become the norm in many American commodity markets. However, there is disagreement over whether it should and much uncertainty about whether it will. The current status of two organic markets is discussed to illustrate empirical issues. (JEL Q130, Q110, Q100)

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“…From 1994 to 2002, farmers’ markets increased by 79% (Kremen, Greene, & Hanson, n.d.). The dollar value of organic foods sales reached more than $2 billion in 1994 (Organic sales increasing, in stores and by mail order, 1995; Park & Lohr, 1996).…”

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Seeking Food Security: Environmental Factors Influencing Home Food Preservation and Wellness, Part II: 1960-2010

Andress¹,

Nickols²,

Peek

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Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

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Important events in the natural environment and society along with dramatic changes in family structures and available resources have occurred from 1910 to 2010, impacting household food security and wellness. This article, Seeking Food Security Part II, reports associations among historical environmental events, societal trends, and activities undertaken by families, communities, and governmental agencies striving to gain food security and wellness in the United States for the years 1960–2010. (See Part I for 1910–1959.) Historical research from multiple disciplines and contemporary survey data were the sources for this part of the study. The human ecosystem theory was applied to frame the interrelationships among events and actions. Dramatic economic shifts, more women in the labor force, societal changes in food patterns, and the Information Age were highly influential factors in household food behavior and activities. Governmental agencies had high and low periods of involvement in home food preservation and wellness promotion; these activities were greatly influenced by scientific discoveries and related applications to maintaining food security and wellness.

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Supply and Demand Factors for Organic Produce

Cited by 30 publications

References 8 publications

Mid-term financial impact of animal welfare improvements in Dutch broiler production

Mid-term financial impact of animal welfare improvements in Dutch broiler production

Can/Should/Will A Niche Become the Norm? Organic Agriculture's Short Past and Long Future

Seeking Food Security: Environmental Factors Influencing Home Food Preservation and Wellness, Part II: 1960-2010

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