Putting their money where their mouths are: Consumer willingness to pay for multi-ingredient, processed organic food products

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-159

  Batte, Marvin T ^a   Hooker, Neal H ^a   Haab, Timothy C ^a   Beaverson, Jeremy ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer intercept survey; Multi ingredient processed organic food; National Organic Program; Willingness to pay; WTP

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; STANDARDIZATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846292604     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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