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The 21 st Century Alliance: A Dry Edible Bean Cooperative
Author(s) -
Boland Michael,
Daniel Scott,
Katz Jeff,
Parcell Joe,
Aristizabal Ioanna Romer de
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.2307/1350015
Subject(s) - dry bean , alliance , agricultural economics , business , agricultural science , agroforestry , agronomy , geography , environmental science , economics , biology , archaeology , phaseolus
Producers of the 21 st Century Alliance in western Kansas had an opportunity to vertically integrate in the dry edible bean industry in the winter of 1998. Demand for dry edible beans, especially pinto beans, has been increasing in recent years. The major decision in this case was to determine whether to (a) build new facilities, (b) build a dual‐purpose grain elevator for beans and other crops, (c) not buy, or (d) purchase an existing facility in Burlington, Colorado, or Sharon Springs, Kansas.