U.S. Fresh Produce Markets: Marketing Channels, Trade Practices, and Retail Pricing Behavior

Carolyn Dimitri , Abebayehu Tegene ; Phillip Kaufman

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: fresh fruits and vegetables;    fresh produce;    fresh produce marketing channels;    supermarket;    market power;    retail pricing behavior;    retail concentration;    competition;    market structure;    trading practices;    food prices;   

RP-ID  :  AER-825

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Retail consolidation, technological change in production and marketing, and growing consumer demand for produce have altered the traditional market relationships between producers, wholesalers, and retailers. Increasingly, produce suppliers are asked to provide additional marketing services and incentives in exchange for volume purchases and other commitments by buyers. This report synthesizes the results from a multiphase project that examined the dynamics of produce marketing, the produce shipper-retailer relationship, and how changes in the produce market affect the relative market influence of producers, retailers, and consumers.