@article{Corkern:321884,
      recid = {321884},
      author = {Corkern, Ray S. and Poats, Frederick J.},
      title = {Synthetics and Agricultural Substitutes in Food and  Nonfood Markets},
      address = {1968-11},
      number = {1485-2022-1206},
      series = {ERS-396},
      pages = {12},
      year = {1968},
      note = {Reprinted from the Marketing and Transportation Situation,  November 1968.},
      abstract = {Excerpts from the report:  Synthetic products and  agricultural substitutes are challenging agricultural  products in their traditional markets.  The fiber, feed,  sugar, drying oil, dairy, soap, and animal product markets  are faced with increased competition.  Synthetic products  are derived from nonagricultural materials.  These products  include urea, saccharin, cyclamates, poromerics, and  acrylic fibers.  Agricultural substitutes are made,  partially or wholly, from one or several agricultural raw  materials, and like most synthetics, simulate performance  of traditional products.  Examples of substitutes include  filled milk and bacon-flavored vegetable protein resembling  real bacon.  Several other changes can be anticipated if  synthetics and substitutes capture a substantial share of  all markets supplied by traditional agricultural products.   Examples of such changes are accelerated obsolescence of  agricultural processing plants, shifts in plant location,  changes in interregional competition, and shifts in  agricultural production input requirements.  However, only  selected markets have been eroded by synthetics and  substitutes.  Agricultural producers, processors, and  marketers have partially adjusted to the new market  environment.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/321884},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.321884},
}