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Market Structure & Concentration

Market structure is broadly defined as the factors that determine the competitiveness of an industry, including the size and number of firms and establishments, the concentration of production or sales in the hands of industry leaders, and the extent of vertical coordination. ERS monitors changes in market structure across the food system and analyzes the impacts on prices, production, efficiency, and other performance measures.


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The U.S. Food Marketing System: Recent Developments, 1997-2006—This report documents recent key trends in retail, foodservice, wholesaling, and processing and manufacturing as well as major developments such as the increasing presence of nontraditional grocery retailers and more tailored advertising campaigns and product offerings to differentiate one company from another.

Current Issues in Economics of Food Markets—These reports synthesize economic analyses of the complex relationships in food markets of interest to officials responsible for public policy, industry decisionmakers, and researchers.

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