Marketing Research Reports

Report Preface: This supplement is designed to be used with Marketing Research Report No. 719, "Economies of Scale in Turkey Hatcheries." The first part of th [...]

Report Summary: The facilities, equipment and labor requirements needed to cube alfalfa hay were determined. The investigation was primarily concerned with stationary c [...]

Excerpts from the report: The objective of this report is to examine the possibility of developing a regional farmers' market in northern Kentucky. The proposed market [...]

Report Summary: Mishandling and packaging deficiencies were the major causes of damage to dry groceries in a 1985 survey of warehousing operations by the Agricultural Ma [...]

Excerpts from the report Introduction: The effectiveness of free markets in increasing quantities of timber supplies has been a forestry issue for centuries. Doubts abo [...]

Excerpts from the report: The purpose of this report is to describe the systems for marketing cantaloupes from grower to retail store and to determine the costs for the [...]

Excerpts from the report: The number of sizes of shipping cases used in the frozen food industry contributes to the rising packaging, handling, and transportation costs [...]

Excerpt from the report: The purpose of this study was to secure information that can aid dairy plant operators in selecting the proper type of cooler and dock loadout a [...]

Excerpts from the report: In the United States watermelon production for 1982 totaled more than 23 million hundredweight. The value of this crop exceeded $150 million. [...]

The recent inflationary spiral of costs accompanied by a sharp downturn in the farm economy has adversely impacted the competitive position of the Nation's farm supply co [...]