International trade of organic food: Evidence of US imports

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-262

  Oberholtzer, Lydia ^a   Dimitri, Carolyn ^b   Jaenicke, Edward C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumers; handlers; Heckman model; imports; organic food; producers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; COMMODITY MARKET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SUPPLY; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELING; ORGANIC FARMING;

BRAZIL; CANADA; CHINA; INDONESIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881407521     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170512000191     Document Type: Article

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