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NEW working paper:
Role of Bargaining in Marketing Channel Games of Quality Choice and Profit Share
Increased concentrations across marketing channels have changed bargaining relationships between retailers and manufacturers in North America and Europe. This paper investigates the implications of the change.

NEW issue sheets:
Potato Demand in an Organic World
With demand for organic foods rising, how do potato varieties fare?
Issue sheet 10 provides useful findings on demand and price for potatoes.

Super (Market) Prices: Impact of Supercenters and Supermarket Mergers on Food Prices
Non-traditional food retailing "supercenters" are taking market share from traditional supermarkets. In response, the supermarket industry has seen a number of large mergers and acquisitions. Issue sheet 8 provides findings from research that shows the effect these changes are having on food prices.

NEW discussion paper:
Organic and Conventional Potatoes: Pricing and demand, 2000-05 (February 2007)

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The mission of the Food System Research Group (FSRG), Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, is to support and conduct research on emerging issues regarding the economic performance of U.S. and global food and agricultural markets.