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Resource Adjustment in the Fertilizer Industry: With Emphasis on Michigan

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  • Bell, David M.
  • Armstrong, David L.
  • Perkins, George R.
  • Henderson, Dennis R.

Abstract

As one of a series of reports from a comprehensive study of the U. S. fertilizer industry, this publication examines the supply of fertilizer in Michigan. Areas covered include: (1) the organization of the industry that minimizes the cost of producing, distributing, and applying fertilizer in the short and long run; (2) the least-cost transition to the long-run organization; (3) the impact of changes in the nutrient ratio; (4) the cost associated with use of suboptimal products; (5) the impact of abatement activities of coal-burning electric power generating plants on the industry; and (6) the economic relationship between wet and furnace phosphoric acid. Variables included (1) products--over 30, with approximately 200 formulations; (2) functions, including production, storage, handling, transportation, processing, sales, and application; (3) location, including the Gulf Coast, Florida, Saskatchewan, the Midwest, and Central Michigan, plus local facilities throughout Michigan; (4) size; (5) technical processes; and (6) nine transportation modes.

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  • Bell, David M. & Armstrong, David L. & Perkins, George R. & Henderson, Dennis R., 1972. "Resource Adjustment in the Fertilizer Industry: With Emphasis on Michigan," Marketing Research Reports 313723, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:313723
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313723
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