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Price Incentives for Commercial Fresh Tomatoes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Ralph Bierlen  and
Orlen Grunewald
Ralph Bierlen
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Arkansas and Kansas State University
Orlen Grunewald
Affiliation:
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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Abstract

Hedonic price models are estimated to determine if there are incentives to supply higher quality tomatoes. Price premiums are associated with extra-large tomatoes originating from shipping points located closer to consumption points. Price differences between mature-green and vine-ripe tomatoes are not significant. Vine-ripe tomatoes are favored by consumers in the summer while mature-green tomatoes are favored the rest of the year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture should consider changing the present tomato grading system, which is based on shape and smoothness, to include a flavor indicator based on harvest maturity.

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tomato qualityhedonic prices
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , July 1995 , pp. 138 - 148
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1995

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