A DECOMPOSED REGRESSION MODEL FOR MEASURING STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE FLOUR MILLING INDUSTRY

This paper presents a decomposed Poisson regression model based on count data that evaluates the size distribution, the changing number of flour mills for each size class, and the concentration of market power, simultaneously. This model also allows us to test dominant price leadership model.Agribusiness, Industrial Organization,

Grain movements, transportation requirements, and trends in United States grain marketing patterns during the 1970s / Bulletin 777

"July 1983."Includes bibliographical references

An Evaluation of the Economic Importance and Value of Test Weight in Wheat in the U.S. Grain Marketing Channels

Soft red winter (SRW) wheat producers in the Delta States recently proposed that test weight standards for SRW wheat be lowered by adopting the grade limits currently in effect for hard red spring wheat. Organizations representing the milling and export industries opposed this suggestion. As a result, the Federal Grain Inspection Service requested that the Economic Research Service conduct a fact-finding study to evaluate the issues involved in this controversy. The evidence indicates that lowering the minimum test weight standards for various grades of SRW wheat will not change the value of the crop. Domestic millers and foreign buyers have demonstrated a strong preference to buy SRW wheat with a test weight of 58 pounds per bushel, and lots with a lower test weight will continue to be discounted in the marketplace

U.S. Barley Industry

Economic, physical, and institutional forces have brought changes in barley supply, demand, and prices. The importance of barley as a feed grain is declining in the United States while increasing elsewhere. If current trends continue, barley will be produced in the United States primarily for malting purposes within the next decade. As this change occurs, barley production will require new policy considerations. This report examines underlying economic forces and associated changes in the barley industry; quantifies barley and barley products flow from the producer to the consumer; describes industry organization and practices; and shows trends in world trade

U.S. Barley Industry Statistics: 1950-76

Barley is one of the four major feed grains grown in the United States. However, if present trends continue, it will be produced primarily for malting purposes within the next 10 to 20 years. Demand for malt is increasing at an annual rate of 3 to 5 percent while the demand for barley for livestock feed is largely residual. As this change in primary demand occurs, barley production will require new policy considerations. These tables and references are a supplement to an earlier report U.S. BARLEY INDUSTRY (AER-395)