TY - BOOK AU - Vercammen,James TI - Agricultural marketing: structural models for price analysis T2 - Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics SN - 9780415480444: U1 - 630.688 PY - 2011/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Agricultural prices KW - Farm produce KW - Marketing KW - Prices N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Prices over space -- Prices over time (storage) -- Prices over time (commodity futures) -- Prices over form (quality) -- Prices linkages across commodity markets -- Marketing margins in vertical supply chains -- Auctions and competitive bidding -- Bargaining in bilateral exchange N2 - The price of food has become very volatile in recent years for a variety of reasons, including a strengthened connection between the prices of agricultural commodities and other commodities such as oil and metals, more volatile production due to more frequent droughts and floods, and a rising demand for biofuels. Understanding the determinants of agricultural commodity prices and the connections between prices has become a high priority for academics and applied economists who are interested in agricultural marketing and trade, policy analysis and international rural development. This book buil ER -