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Marketing, cooperatives and price heterogeneity: evidence from the CIS dairy sector

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing on survey data, this article identifies the determinants of variations in farm gate milk prices for three CIS countries (Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine). We apply a multi‐level modeling approach, specifically a bootstrapped mixed‐effects linear regression model. The analysis suggests three main strategies to improve the price received by farmers for their output:consolidation,competition for output,andstable supply chain relationships. In Armenia and Ukraine selling through a marketing cooperative has a significant, positive, albeit modest, effect on farm gate milk prices. In all three countries studied, the size of dairy operations, trust, and contracting also affect positively the prices received by farmers.

Source: Agricultural Economics

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2011.00574.x

Authors: Johannes Sauer, Matthew Gorton, John White

Institutions: University of Manchester, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Newcastle University, University of Plymouth

Language: English

Topic: Cooperative Studies and Economics

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1597253124