Asymmetric response of retail milk prices in the northeast revisited

Agribusiness

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 493-508

  Lass, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 51149101511     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20061     Document Type: Article

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