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