Demand analysis of the Pacific Coast pear industry

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Farm-level demand for fresh and processed Bartlett pears and winter pears was analyzed using a simultaneous system with eight equations. Annual data collected between 1960 and 1989 were used to determine optimal allocations and to evaluate alternative scenario effects on prices and optimal allocation. Results indicated that canned pears and fresh Bartlett pears had become inferior goods. On the other hand, fresh winter pears were shown to have a positive response to income growth. Prompt responses have to be made by the industry to protect its profitability from expected production rises.

Analysis, Fruit industry, Fruit trade, Production (Economics), Demand (Economics)

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Alfalfa seed demand analysis using panel data from seven Western states

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Data from seven Western states, including Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon from 1950 to 1992, was used to determine the price responsiveness of alfalfa seed demand. Alfalfa seed production, which has been managed by private firms since the 1980s, is notable for its high costs. Businesses may be interested to know that demand for alfalfa seed may be influenced by price. However, advancements in technology have allowed for alfalfa production seed saving.

Alfalfa, Economic aspects, Supply and demand, Western States, Elasticity (Economics), Grain seeds, Forage plants

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Technical assistance and trade servicing to increase overseas demand for grass seed

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Market development for domestic and export markets were studied by using the number of personal contacts in export markets as the measure of market development activity. The study is applied to the grass seed industry, dividing the contacts into those who receive training, technical assistance versus those who are contacted to facilitate trade, trade servicing.

Marketing procedures, Oregon, Exports, Horticultural Specialties, Grass Seed, Marketing, Company marketing practices, Seed industry, Market development, Grass seeds

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