Impediments to Small Business Competition in Agricultural Service and Marketing Industries

摘要

The study responds to the concern of the small businesses' role in the food processing and distribution sectors. There are three major purposes of the study: Document the incidence of small business participation in agricultural related industries, i.e., those industries between the farmer and the retailer; Estimate the extent of small business disappearance and market share changes in these industries, both nationally and regionally; and Assess the specific federal policies that may have significantly affected changes in selected industries.