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Imperfect transmission of policy prices
Department of Agricultural Economics University of Manchester U.K.
Summary
It is commonly assumed that changes in agricultural policy prices cause equal changes in wholesale and producer prices. In other words, there is perfect transmission of policy prices. This paper sets out reasons why such perfect transmission does not occur in practice. Econometric results for UK feed-cereal prices support the argument.