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An analysis of factor costs in the New Zealand meat processing industry
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1984)
This thesis analyses the factor costs of killing and processing sheep and lambs from works gate to ex-works in a New Zealand processing company.
It examines the effect of throughput numbers on these factor costs using ...
An analysis of the interdependence of costs and prices and their effects on the agricultural sector
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1976)
In recent years the agricultural sector in New Zealand has been faced with rising input prices and apart from the commodity price booms in the 1973 and 1974 seasons, prices received have been insufficient to maintain an ...
A study of the effects of United Kingdom government possible alternative policies on New Zealand lamb receipts
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1973)
New Zealand depends heavily on the United Kingdom as an outlet for its lamb. At present (December 1972), the United Kingdom is preparing to join the European Economic Community. Although there is no common European policy ...
An econometric study of the New Zealand meat market with special reference to pigmeats
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
Among countries with high per capita incomes, the New Zealand economy has one unusual and striking feature, a large proportion of its gross national product is derived from temperate farm product exports. Of the total ...
Economic aspects of stone fruit marketing in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1972)
New Zealand stone fruit constitutes a multi-million dollar industry. Possibly because the industry exports very little in either value or quantity terms little work has been completed in this industry. Little is known, ...
Farm planning under risk : an application of the captial asset pricing model to New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln University, 1990)
With the removal of many forms of government intervention from the agricultural sector, risk management has become an increasingly important issue for New Zealand farmers. One strategy for managing risk is enterprise ...
An econometric study of the New Zealand pig-meat market
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1981)
This thesis describes an econometric investigation of the New Zealand, pig-meat market over the period 1969 to 1979. The objective of the study is to provide policy-makers within the pig industry with a model of their ...
Analysis of the price and availability of New Zealand wools according to their textile properties
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
Models have been developed and tested to analyse the variation in wool prices and to show availability patterns for New Zealand wools in terms of the textile properties of the wools.
New Zealand Wool Board (NZWB) auction ...
Vector space analysis of the New Zealand Wool Board's auction data
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
A geometric field approach is used to represent technical specification, availability and relative price of the New Zealand Wool Board's sales records. The parameters of price and quantity form scalar fields in the vector ...
The effect of higher energy costs on New Zealand beef producers' exports to United States
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
In this thesis the energy intensity of marginal New Zealand and United States beef production is estimated and the effect of any difference on New Zealand beef producers' exports to the United States is analysed.
After ...