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Assessment of the Price Impact of the South Carolina Cucumber Marketing Order

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Gary J. Wells  and
Jerold F. Pittman
Gary J. Wells
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Clemson University
Jerold F. Pittman
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Clemson University
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In 1970 a marketing order, made possible by a 1968 state enabling act, was formed for South Carolina fresh market cucumbers. This legislation is similar to current federal legislation, but South Carolina has no federal marketing order for cucumbers. Order provisions that affect price formation are the subject of this article. Price posting and adoption of statewide USDA inspection requirements are the order provisions that yield the largest and most direct price impact (S.C. Cucumber Board.) The apparent goal of these provisions is higher and more stable prices.

The objective of our research is to investigate the success of the South Carolina marketing order in achieving its goal of higher and more stable fresh market cucumber prices.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , December 1980 , pp. 15 - 18
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1980

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