ACE 520
Food Commodity Markets

Credit:  4 hours.


Examination of selected economic problems in marketing agricultural products and relevant theory and empirical methods for analyzing and interpreting research results. Topics include: operational efficiency in marketing firms and industries; efficient allocation over space, form, and time; price making institutions; and research in demand stimulation and selected issues in trade. Prerequisite: ACE 562 and ACE 563, and ECON 500; or equivalent.