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Impact of Reverse Osmosis on Southeast Milk Markets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

William A. Schiek  and
Emerson M. Babb
William A. Schiek
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
Emerson M. Babb
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
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Abstract

The Southeast is a net importer of milk and milk products. Milk must be imported from other regions at certain times of the year. Reverse osmosis (RO) is a new processing technology which could significantly reduce milk transportation costs between regions by removing half the water from raw milk prior to shipment. A network flow algorithm, which incorporates federal milk orders and solves for the least cost procurement pattern, was used to assess the impact of RO on southeast milk marketing orders under alternative raw product pricing scenarios.

Keywords

milkreverse osmosisfederal milk ordersnetwork flow algorithm

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , December 1989 , pp. 63 - 75
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1989

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