Impact of Global Recession in Containerized Agricultural Shipments: A Case Study of Texas Cotton

This paper builds on previous work investigating least cost shipment and storage of cotton from Texas, the largest U.S. producer of cotton. The model is used to analyze the effects of reduced export demand on shipping patterns and costs to the overall cotton transportation system. In addition, we ap...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Robinson, John R.C, Fuller, Steven C, Lai, Pei-Chun, Vadali, Sharada
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2009
Edition1429
Subjects
Productivity Analysis
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:This paper builds on previous work investigating least cost shipment and storage of cotton from Texas, the largest U.S. producer of cotton. The model is used to analyze the effects of reduced export demand on shipping patterns and costs to the overall cotton transportation system. In addition, we apply road deterioration parameters from the literature to derive rough estimates of impacts of public roads.
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.207600