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Consolidation and structural change in the U.S. rice sector
Washington, DC, USA
April 22, 2011
By K. Baldwin, E. Dohlman, N. Childs, L. Foreman
Outlook Report No. (RCS-11D-01) 28 pp, April 2011
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.
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