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    Assessing the economic impacts of food hubs on regional economies: a framework that includes opportunity cost
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016-04-29) Jablonski, B. B. R., author; Schmit, T. M., author; Kay, D, author; Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, publisher
    The number of food hubs—businesses that aggregate and distribute local food—in the United States is growing, fueled in part by increasing public support. However, there have been few data-driven assessments of the economic impacts of these ventures. Using an input-output-based methodology and a unique data set from a successful food hub, we measure net and gross impacts of a policy supporting their development. We estimate a gross output multiplier of 1.75 and an employment multiplier of 2.14. Using customer surveys, we estimate that every $1 increase in final demand for food hub products generates a $0.11 reduction in purchases in other sectors.
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    The financial performance implications of differential marketing strategies: exploring farms that pursue local markets as a core competitive advantage
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018-02-12) Bauman, Allison, author; McFadden, Dawn Thilmany, author; Jablonski, Becca B. R., author; Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, publisher
    This study explores how participation in direct and intermediated marketing channels and key operational factors influence agricultural producers’ financial performance. Accordingly, we divide the sample of local and regional food marketers into quartiles segmented by profitability performance as an initial exploration of how strong and weak performance may vary across scale, location, and choice of direct and intermediated channels. Moreover, other financial metrics that vary across types of producers and performance-based quartiles are analyzed. This paper provides initial evidence that participation in direct and intermediated markets may allow farms of any scale of sales volume to be financially viable.