Comments on the Role of Competition in Shaping the Agricultural Marketing System - Post Rail Deregulation

The agricultural marketing system is characterized as much (perhaps more) by diversity as by uniformity. This report narrows the product focus to grain and emphasizes the role of rail transportation. It addresses the following issues: (1) what has been happening in transportation markets for grain since the legislative base for current rules was established in October, 1980; (2) how the events of the 1980s have been affected by competitive relations and what can be expected in the future as competitive relationships work themselves out; and (3) whether the current rules are superior to any other rules or whether experience to date points to a need for modification of regulatory rules.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=70
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60415
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Sorenson, Orlo
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Deregulation; Grain; Marketing; Railroad transportation; Regulations
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01789884
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 67, SP-67
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 2021 4:06PM