Retail oligopoly power, dairy compact, and Boston milk prices

Agribusiness

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 477-491

  Chidmi, Benaissa ^a   Lopez, Rigoberto A ^a   Cotterill, Ronald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 33744941688     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20058     Document Type: Article

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