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This report provides a benchmark for elevator managers in assessing performance, and supplies a source for recognizing trends in the characteristics of North Dakota elevators.
This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseeds from North Dakota.
Future customer demands, service availability, and industry investment decisions will shape the modal marketing decisions of the grain marketing sector. The Delphi survey technique is used to engage a cross-section of grain industry experts in sharing opinions regarding future trends for service, investment...
This analysis is largely based on received theory of firm behavior. How will an individual transportation firm react to changes in the logistical system if the four dams are breached? The collective action of like firms will result in changes in the industry, which will reveal much about the potential...
This study was designed to be a resource for producers, shippers, and exporters seeking to diversify their markets through IP shipments. Included are examples of markets for IP grains, trends for containerized movements of grain, and general logistical information to provide a base for understanding...
This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseeds from North Dakota.
This report provides a benchmark for elevator managers in assessing performance, and supplies a source for recognizing trends in the characteristics of North Dakota elevators.
This report describes the Access database created to automate some of the tedious work required to process information requests from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Ag Export Assistance program. The main functionality requested for this automation project were: (1) store present and historical ocean...
This report provides a benchmark for elevator managers in assessing performance, and supplies a source for recognizing trends in the characteristics of North Dakota elevators.
The 100+ car rates are a recent innovation in rail grain pricing. Although the rates have been available via contract, a public offering last fall initiated much of the current interest in these larger units. The objective of this study is to provide an informational base that hard red spring wheat market...