tomatoes

[Michael Perelman]

The production cost only counts those costs to the farm gate -- the term
that the USDA uses.  The farm cost of food is dropping rapidly as a share
of the total food bill.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 03:07:00PM -0400, Kelley wrote:
> Does the production cost of a tomato count just the farm workers? Or does 
> that include the people who wash them, pack them deliver them, unload them, 
> shelve them, take your money, and bag them, etc.?
> 
> 
> kelley
> 

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu