Commodity markets : a case study of coffee and tea in the United States

Historical evidence has shown that increases in coffee prices, though generating a short term gain in export earnings for producers, also lead to increased plantings of the coffee crop. This in turn leads to overproduction and a subsequent drop in coffee prices. The establishment of the Internationa...

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Main Author: Banerjee, Ruchira
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1991
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