Discount schedules and grower incentives in grain marketing

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 888-901

  Hennessy, David A ^a   Wahl, Thomas I ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Commingling; Dockage schedule; Incentives; Quality

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0013416835     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244430     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Adam, B.D., P. Kenkel, and K. Anderson. "The Economics of Cleaning Winter Wheat for Export: An Evaluation of Proposed Federal 'Clean Grain' Standards." J. Agr. and Resour. Econ. 19(December 1994):280-98.
2. Atkinson, A.B. "On the Measurement of Inequality." J. Econ. Theory 2(1970):244-63.
3. Davies, J., and M. Hoy. "The Normative Significance of Using Third-Degree Stochastic Dominance in Comparing Income Distributions." J. Econ. Theory 64(December 1994):520-30.
4. Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Wheat." In Grain Inspection Handbook: Book II, Grain Grading Procedures, chap. 13. FGIS/USDA, Washington DC, October 1990.
5. Hadley, G. Linear Algebra. Reading MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1965.
6. Hennessy, D.A. "The Economics of Purifying and Blending." S. Econ. J. 63(July 1996):223-32.
7. Hill, L.D. "Grain Grades: They Lack Economic Rationale." Choices, Fourth Quarter 1988, pp. 24-27.
8. Hyberg, B., M. Ash, W. Lin, C.Z. Lin, L. Aldrich, and D. Pace. "Economic Implications of Cleaning Wheat in the United States." Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Agr. Econ. Rep. No. 669, December 1993.
9. Kiser, H.L. "Cleaning Wheat at a Country Elevator - A Case Study." Contribution No. 85-251-D, Kansas Agr. Exp. Sta., Kansas State University, 1984.
10. Johnson, D.D., and W.W. Wilson. "Wheat Cleaning Decisions at Country Elevators." J. Agr. and Resour. Econ. 18(December 1993):198-210.
11. Lin, W., and M. Leath. "Costs and Benefits of Cleaning U.S. Wheat: Overview and Implications." Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Agr. Econ. Rep. No. 675, December 1993.
12. Marshall, A.W., and I. Olkin. Inequalities: Theory of Majorization and Its Applications. New York: Academic Press, 1979.
13. Mirrlees, J. "Notes on Welfare Economics, Information and Uncertainty." Essays on Economic Behavior Under Uncertainty. M. Balch, D. McFadden, and S. Wu, eds. Amsterdam: North Holland Publishing Co., 1974.
14. Rogerson, W.P. "The First-Order Approach to Principal-Agent Problems." Econometrica 53(November 1985):1357-67.
15. Rothschild, M., and J.E. Stiglitz. "Increasing Risk I: A Definition." J. Econ. Theory 2(September 1970):225-43.
16. Rothschild, M., and J.E. Stiglitz. "Some Further Results on the Measurement of Inequality." J. Econ. Theory 6(April 1973):188-204.
17. Schruben, L.W. "Systems Approach to Marketing Efficiency Research." Amer. J. Agr. Econ. 50(December 1968):1453-71.
18. Spokesman Review. "Exporters Increase Dirty Grain Fines." 18 July 1995, p. A6.
19. Varian, H.R. Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1992.
20. Wheat Life. "Dockage, Jointed Goatgrass Subjects of Washington Wheat Commission Sponsored Farm Forum Seminars." January 1996, p. 46.
21. Wilson, W.W. "Differentiation and Implicit Prices in Export Wheat Markets." W. J. Agr. Econ. 14(July 1989):67-77.