Understanding Organic Prices: An Analysis of Organic Price Risk and Premiums

Organic food products are produced without synthetic chemicals, including herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers. Food grown in organic systems that are certified organic by the United States Department of Agriculture command a price premium, whether it is direct to consumer via farmers markets or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKay, Sarah Michele
Other Authors: Agricultural and Applied Economics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71677