Grading error reduces grower incentives to increase prune quality

Grading is important to ensure the production of high-quality foods, but it is usually done with error, distorting market signals and diminishing incentives to produce high-quality products. Size is the main quality criterion for dried prunes and the crucial characteristic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James Chalfant, Jennifer S. James, Nathalie Lavoie, Richard Sexton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2000-11-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v054n06p66