Economics and Management of the Food Industry

by Jeffrey H. Dorfman

Book Overview

This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.

Central to the text are agricultural marketing problems such as the allocation of production between competing products (such as fresh and frozen markets), spatial competition, interregional trade, optimal storage, and price discrimination.

Topics covered will be useful to students who expect to have careers such as food...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415539927
• ISBN13: 9780415539920
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"