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The international potato industry /
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the world trade in one of the most important of our basic foodstuffs - potatoes. It covers everything from the history of the potato through to plant types and uses, production, consumption and demand, and pricing. It goes on to cover the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Woodhead,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- 1 History and background
- A brief history
- Cultural aspects of potatoes
- References
- 2 Potato properties, types and use
- Nutritional attributes
- Culinary aspects of potatoes
- Potato types and varieties
- Fresh potatoes
- Processed potatoes
- Fresh processed potatoes
- Seed potatoes
- Livestock feed and other uses
- References
- Part II Economics of the global potato economy
- 3 Supply
- Potato growth requirements
- Production zones
- Production trends
- Production systems
- Costs
- Factors that influence plantings
- Potato yields
- References
- 4 Demand
- Demand theory
- Factors that influence demand for potato products
- Utilization trends by country
- Consumption trends by type of final product
- Demand forecasting models
- References
- 5 Prices
- Price theory
- Pricing mechanisms, institutions and information
- Price changes through time
- Price forecasting
- References
- Part III The trade
- 6 Fresh potato trade
- Fresh potato exports
- Fresh potato imports
- Net trade for fresh potatoes
- Fresh potato prices
- Fresh potato trade issues
- References
- 7 Frozen potato trade
- Frozen potato exports
- Frozen potato imports
- Net trade for frozen potatoes
- Frozen potato trade prices
- Frozen potato trade issues
- References
- 8 Seed potato trade
- Seed potato exports
- Seed potato imports
- Seed potato net trade
- Seed potato prices
- Seed potato trade issues
- References
- 9 Other potato trade
- Potato snack trade
- Dehydrated potato trade
- Starch potato trade
- Miscellaneous potato trade
- References
- 10 The marketing chain
- Quick-service restaurants
- Processors
- Retailers
- Fresh packers
- Growers
- Potato futures markets
- References
- Part IV Key issues for the future
- 11 Technology issues
- GMO acceptance
- Seed technology
- Plant property rights
- Electronic technology
- References
- 12 Market issues
- Greater China
- Trade agreements
- Currency exchange
- Branding by variety
- International growers
- Reference
- Bibliography.