Comments on the Role of Competition in Shaping the Agricultural Marketing System – Post Rail Deregulation

Details

• Creators:
  Sorenson, Orlo
• Corporate Creators:
  Arkansas State University ; North Dakota State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Competition
  • Deregulation
  • Grain
  • Marketing
  • Railroad transportation
  • Regulations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UGPTI Staff Paper No. 67
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The agricultural marketing system is characterized as much (perhaps more) by diversity as by uniformity. This report narrows the product focus to grain and emphasizes the role of rail transportation. It addresses the following issues: (1) what has been happening in transportation markets for grain since the legislative base for current rules was established in October, 1980; (2) how the events of the 1980s have been affected by competitive relations and what can be expected in the future as competitive relationships work themselves out; and (3) whether the current rules are superior to any other rules or whether experience to date points to a need for modification of regulatory rules.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60415/dot_60415_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 367.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5a83d9318de5517f0c5638e041b77a1360af7bf94cac39f00c934ad3e995fb89