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Dynamics of Price Transmission and Market Power in the Turkish Beef Sector

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  • Gökhan ÖZERTAN

    (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi)

  • Sayed H. SAGHAİAN

    (University of Kentucky)

  • Hasan TEKGÜÇ

    (Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi)

Abstract

This article addresses the recent beef price increases in Turkey where spikes occurred due to the impact of low milk prices that led to the liquidation of dairy herds, and suppliers’ and retailers’ market power behavior. In this research, we empirically investigate these issues by concentrating on the mechanism of price transmission along the beef marketing channel, and also by testing the possibility of existence of market power. The empirical results reject the null hypothesis of perfect competition by suppliers and retailers and show that beef price behavior is consistent with the presence of oligopolistic market structure. Price transmission is asymmetric for both retail and farm-gate prices. Market power of farmers seems to be short-lived and transitory, due to the excessive slaughter of cows and heifers at the time, whereas consolidation of retailers and their market power behavior raises long-term public concerns and has policy and agribusiness implications.

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  • Gökhan ÖZERTAN & Sayed H. SAGHAİAN & Hasan TEKGÜÇ, 2015. "Dynamics of Price Transmission and Market Power in the Turkish Beef Sector," Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, Bilgesel Yayincilik, vol. 30(349), pages 53-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:iif:iifjrn:v:30:y:2015:i:349:p:53-76
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    1. Daniele Cavicchioli & Luca Cacchiarelli & Alessandro Sorrentino & Roberto Pretolani, 2022. "Should We Cry over the Spilt Milk? Market Power and Structural Change along Dairy Supply Chains in EU Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-18, April.
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    3. Faruk Urak & Abdulbaki Bilgic & Gürkan Bozma & Wojciech J. Florkowski & Erkan Efekan, 2022. "Volatility in Live Calf, Live Sheep, and Feed Wheat Return Markets: A Threat to Food Price Stability in Turkey," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-24, April.
    4. Daniele Cavicchioli, 2018. "Detecting Market Power Along Food Supply Chains: Evidence and Methodological Insights from the Fluid Milk Sector in Italy," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(12), pages 1-22, December.

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    JEL classification:

    • Q11 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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