Research Reports |
Title: | The Effects of Rail Rate Changes on Regional Grain Marketing Patterns and Prices: A Case Study |
Authors: | Dennis Ming and Gene Griffin |
Publication Date: | Jun 1985 |
Report #: | SP-70 |
TRID #: | 01844258 |
Keywords: | freight transportation, grain, prices, railroad transportation, rates |
Type: | Research Report – Staff Papers |
The purpose of this paper is to analyze shifts in regional HRS wheat marketing patterns that coincided with the terms of three railroad contracts. Specifics on the contracts are not available because of confidentiality, but factors such as origin (region), term and destination are available.