Consolidation and Structural Change in the U.S. Rice Sector

Katherine Baldwin , Erik Dohlman , Nathan Childs ; Linda Foreman

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: rice;    production;    yields;    harvested area;    cost of production;    farm size;    farm numbers;    net returns;    consolidation;    structural change;    startup costs;    barriers to entry;    ownership arrangements;   

RP-ID  :  RCS-11d-01

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This report examines how the structure of the U.S. rice industry has evolved over the past two decades, including a reduction in the number of farms, increased average farm size, and the shifting concentration of rice production away from higher-cost production regions. The authors analyze the economic factors driving these structural changes and explore the implications of those changes for market efficiency and competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry.