Excerpt from Trends and Current Characteristics in the United States Apple MarketThis is the first in a series of studies concerned with the structure of the market for fresh and processed apples in the United States. The problem is approached initially at the national industry level and subsequently broken down to the various regional aspects.The ultimate objective of this series of studies is to develop a model that will predict equilibrium regional prices and consumption rates for fresh apples in any given year, and to determine least-cost patterns of interregional flows. Additional objectives are concerned with predicting the impact of changes in consumer income levels, prices of competing products, annual apple production, and transportation costs upon regional prices, consumption rates and movements of fresh apples.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.