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Agriculture

The University of Maine

Technical Bulletins

1979

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Tb96: A Prediction Model For Maine's Potato Production, Alan S. Kezis, Michael Hammig, Marc Ribaudo Oct 1979

Tb96: A Prediction Model For Maine's Potato Production, Alan S. Kezis, Michael Hammig, Marc Ribaudo

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For a state whose economy is significantly dependent on the health of the potato industry, a mechanism to forecast the expected level of production with a reasonable degree of accuracy could be a valuable tool for economic analysis and planning. The objective of this study is to develop an econometric model to predict production using selected data which are available well before the crop is harvested.


Tb93: The Impact Of Price Deregulation And Changes In Assembly And Processing Costs On The Marketing Of Milk In Maine, Daniel Taylor, Gregory White, Homer Metzger, Alan Kezis May 1979

Tb93: The Impact Of Price Deregulation And Changes In Assembly And Processing Costs On The Marketing Of Milk In Maine, Daniel Taylor, Gregory White, Homer Metzger, Alan Kezis

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Simulation of marketing situations is a means of better understanding the impact of various changes which may or may not come about in an industry. This report reflects the impact of several assumptions about market situations in the dairy industry, many of which depart from existing conditions. A major assumption was that of complete price deregulation. The results are not considered final, but are offered as indicators of the impact of changes which may take place in the marketing of mil k in Maine.