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Varietal Sales and Quality Differentiation: The Case of Certified Soybean Seed in the Southeastern U.S.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Jack E. Houston ,
Kihong Jeong  and
Stanley M. Fletcher
Jack E. Houston
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia, Athens
Kihong Jeong
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia, Athens
Stanley M. Fletcher
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia, Griffin
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Abstract

Variation in annual soybean plantings contributes to uncertainty in supplies of and demand for soybean seed in the southeastern U.S. This study used an expenditure valuation approach in an hedonic analysis framework to estimate returns to soybean seed quality differentiation. Analysis of pooled cross-sectional and time series observations narrowed important quality characteristics to yield and disease resistance attributes. In general, unexpected environmental factors affect seed crops over time, and the demand for other performance attributes is less predictable than for expected yield attributes. The results also suggest that geographical location is not significantly related to sales of varietal soybean seed in the study area.

Keywords

seed qualityhedonic input estimationexpenditure valuation
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Submitted Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , July 1989 , pp. 113 - 120
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1989

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