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Cooperative vs. Non-Cooperative Spatial Competition for Milk in the Presence of Farm Marketing Cooperatives

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  • Graubner, Marten
  • Koller, Ines
  • Salhofer, Klaus
  • Balmann, Alfons

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Although important, the spatial dimension is often neglected in studies of market power and competition in agricultural markets. This paper investigates spatial competition for raw milk between dairies under the presence of marketing cooperatives. Since observed in reality, our model is based on uniform delivered pricing and overlapping market areas. We compare spatial cooperative price matching with non-cooperative Hotelling-Smithies conduct. Utilizing a vector error correction model we show that the observed low price transmission in Germany is in line with cooperative behaviour. This seems rational since it increases processors profits. The abolition of the quota system may increase price transmission.

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  • Graubner, Marten & Koller, Ines & Salhofer, Klaus & Balmann, Alfons, 2009. "Cooperative vs. Non-Cooperative Spatial Competition for Milk in the Presence of Farm Marketing Cooperatives," 113th Seminar, September 3-6, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece 58021, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:eaa113:58021
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.58021
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