U.S. Crop Farmers' Use of Market Advisory Services
Authors:
Olga Isengildina a;
Joost M. E. Pennings ab;
Scott H. Irwin a;
Darrel L. Good a
| Affiliations: | a Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA |
| b Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands |
DOI:
10.1300/J047v18n03_05
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
Published in:
Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing,
Volume
18,
Issue
3 &
4
October
2006
, pages 65
- 84
Subjects:
Agricultural Economics;
Agriculture;
Agriculture & Related Industries;
Development Economics;
Food Manufacturing & Related Industries;
International Business;
International Economics;
International Finance;
International Marketing;
International Trade (incl. trade agreements & tariffs);
Retail Sector;
Wholesale Sector;
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Abstract
This study reports that Market Advisory Services (MAS) are used by about 82% of commercial U.S. crop producers, based on the results of a recent survey. Only 43% of MAS users rely on a single service, while the other 57% subscribe to multiple services. MAS users' profiles in terms of their (1) demographic characteristics, (2) risk attitude, and (3) marketing behavior are presented. The results indicate that MAS users can be differentiated based on their location and use of computers, though not on age and farm size. MAS users are shown to be significantly more risk seeking than non-users. Furthermore, MAS users apply significantly more forward-pricing techniques, but are no different from non-users in terms of marketing frequency.
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| Keywords: Crop producers; market advisory services |
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