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The Effects of Market Reform on Maize Marketing Margins in South Africa

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Lulama Ndibongo Traub () (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Thomas S. Jayne () (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)

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This article determines the effect of market reform on the size of maize milling/retail margins in South Africa. Simulations indicate that the deregulation of maize meal prices has caused a 16 to 20% increase in the mean retail price of maize meal since 1997.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Working Papers with number 83.

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  1. Tschirley, David & Donovan, Cynthia & Weber, Michael T., 1996. "Food aid and food markets: lessons from Mozambique," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 189-209, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Delgado, Christopher L, 1992. "Why Domestic Food Prices Matter to Growth Strategy in Semi-open West African Agriculture," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 1(3), pages 446-71, November.
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  1. Lulama Ndibongo Traub & T.S. Jayne, 2006. "Opportunities to Improve Household Food Security Through Promoting Informal Maize Marketing Channels: Experience from Eastern Cape Province, South Africa," International Development Working Papers 85, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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