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Economics of the supply functions for pollination and honey: Marginal costs and supply elasticity

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  • Sumner, Daniel
  • Champetier, Antoine

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We report new data and estimates of beekeeper costs and revenues, which include data on each activity undertaken by honey producers and pollinators, including labor, transport costs and materials for pest and disease management. We use these data, recent surveys and USDA NASS information to develop and characterize supply functions for (1) pollination services to crops that bloom in the late winter (dominated by almonds) and (2) pollination services to crops that bloom in the spring, and (3) U.S.-produced honey. The positions and shapes of these supply functions are crucial to understanding how the honeybee industry will respond to changes in demand for pollination services, and other market conditions, including shifts in honey import supply, and forage availability affected by climate change.

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  • Sumner, Daniel & Champetier, Antoine, 2018. "Economics of the supply functions for pollination and honey: Marginal costs and supply elasticity," 2019 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 4-6, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia 281164, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:assa19:281164
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.281164
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    Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis;

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