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Shippers' Costs of Assembling and Distributing Southwestern Cotton, by Types, Market Trading Areas, and Sales Outlets, Season 1964-65

Authors :
Cooper, Maurice R.
Harris, William F.
Publication Year :
1965

Abstract

The study covered in part by this report was largely designed to provide current detailed estimates of the major costs of marketing American lint cotton. These and the related data are needed for measuring changes in marketing costs, to help find ways of increasing cotton marketing efficiencies, and for evaluating existing and proposed policies and programs affecting cotton. Information was obtained from a sample of the cotton shipping firms and marketing associations located in the 15 markets designated for establishing official price quotations for U.S. cotton. Within reasonable limits, the resulting cost estimates reflect variations in the kind, amount, rates, and efficiencies of the services performed by and at the request of shippers in assembling cotton, in each of 4 regions and 13 market trading areas of the Cotton Belt, and delivering it to customers throughout the world. This summary includes estimates for upland cotton purchased in each of the 3 trading areas within the Southwestern region and shipped to 9 specified outlets. These estimates are based largely on data from shippers in the Dallas, Houston, Galveston, and Lubbock markets.<br />Economic Research Service/ U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Cotton Economic Research/ University of Texas

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........e276193c233cc7da80dfe23ce7fd86ce
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.320772