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A Discriminant Analysis of Grain Market Structure in Selected States

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  • Lower, Marcus E.
  • Baldwin, E. Dean
  • Larson, Donald W.
  • Thraen, Cameron S.

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A grain marketing system paradigm is developed to identify the most important variables influencing grain market structure. Through discriminant analysis the basic hypothesis, that the grain merchandising industry contains distinct regions which are a function of production, marketing and transportation variables, is tested and accepted.

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  • Lower, Marcus E. & Baldwin, E. Dean & Larson, Donald W. & Thraen, Cameron S., 1982. "A Discriminant Analysis of Grain Market Structure in Selected States," 1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah 279217, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea82:279217
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279217
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