1st Edition

The World Apple Market

By Andrew D O'Rourke Copyright 1994
237 Pages
by CRC Press

256 Pages
by Routledge

Growers, packers, processors, and distributors of apples who wish to survive into the twenty-first century need to understand that they are now operating in an interconnected world market. The World Apple Market explains in lay terms the economics of the changes taking place in each phase of the apple business and assists firms in weighing decisions on organization, adoption of new technology,... Read more
ContentsIntroduction
  • World Apple Supplies
  • Production Systems and Costs
  • Apple Consumption Patterns
  • Warehousing and Packing: Technical Aspects
  • Warehousing and Packing: Economics Aspects
  • Transportation and Wholesaling
  • Retailing
  • Apple Processing Systems
  • Government Influence
  • International Trade
  • Future Issues
  • References
  • Index

Biography

Andrew D O'Rourke