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FoodReview: Understanding Structural Change in the Food Industry; Vol 23, Issue 2.

Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Economics editor

FoodReview No. (FR-23-2) October 2000

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As agricultural commodity prices have fallen from record levels, much attention has been focused on the depressing effect that changes in the structure of agribusiness may have on farmers’ returns. Across the food and agricultural sector, the smart pace of mergers and acquisitions, along with the construction of bigger plants, has resulted in fewer and larger firms buying farm commodities, manufacturing food products, and selling them to consumers—a phenomenon known as concentration.

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Updated date: October 2000

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