Journal of Food Distribution Research
ISSN 2643-3354 (online)
ISSN 0047-245X (print)
Published by the Food Distribution Research Society, Inc since 1969.
Editors: Andrew Muhammad and Margarita Velandia, University of Tennessee, USA
Issues dating back to 1969 (Volume 1) and the complete Journal of Food Distribution Research Library are available through AgEcon Search and EconPapers.
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Volume 51 Issue 3
November 2020
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Special Issue Articles: Emerging Issues in the U.S. Specialty Crops' Supply Chain
Fresh Produce Donations in California: Opportunities for and Challenges to Increasing Volume and Reducing Food Insecurity
Travis J. Osland and Gregory A. Baker
Understanding Shareholder Satisfaction and Retention in CSA Incentive Programs
Jairus Rossi and Tim Woods
Factors Influencing Consumers' Expected Food Waste
Kara R. Grant, R. Karina Gallardo, and Jill J. McCluskey
Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Farmer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Plastic Biodegradable Mulch
Margarita Velandia, Kimberly Jensen, Karen L. DeLong, Annette Wszelaki, and Alicia Rihn
Submitted Research Articles
Trouble at Old River: The Impact of a Mississippi River Avulsion on U.S. Soybean Exports
Patrice M. Lazard and P. Lynn Kennedy
Consumer Perceptions of a Lamb Meat Communication Campaign: A Qualitative Study
Pilar Uldemolins, Maria T. Maza, and Sara Aldama
Economic and Sociodemographic Drivers Associated with the Decision to Purchase Food Items and Nonalcoholic Beverages from Vending Machines in the United States
Oral Capps, Jr. and Rejeana Marie Gvillo
Volume 51 Issue 2
July 2020
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Peer-Reviewed Research Articles
Fiscal Impacts and Cross-Border Effects of a Change in State Liquor Policy
Philip Watson, Jason Winfree, and Daniel Toro-González
Tennessee Consumer Willingness to Pay for Disposable Dinnerware Molded from Wheat Straw
MacKenzie Gill, Kimberly L. Jensen, Sreedhar Upendram, Nicole Labbé, Burton C. English, Dayton M. Lambert, Samuel W. Jackson, and R. Jamey Menard
Exploring the Hierarchy of Product Attributes in U.S. Pecan Consumption
Chadelle Robinson
Uncommon Alternative: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Niche Pork Tenderloin in New England
Jamie Ann Picardy, Sean B. Cash, and Christian Peters
California's Wage Rate Policies and Head Lettuce Prices
Lynn Hamilton, Michael P. McCullough, Gary W. Brester, and Joseph Atwood
Consumer Preferences for Tennessee Milk
Karen L. DeLong, Kimberly L. Jensen, Sreedhar Upendram, and Elizabeth Eckelkamp
The Growing Market for Energy and Sports Drinks in the United States: Can Chocolate Milk Remain A Contender?
Yang Hu, Senarath Dharmasena, Oral Capps Jr., and Ramkumar Janakiraman
Volume 51 Issue I
February 2020
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Research Updates
Consumer Responses to Price Promotion of Organic Products in Virtue and Vice Food Categories
Danhong Chen, Ji Yan, Kun Tian, and Rodolfo M. Nayga
Classifying Primary Agricultural Producers in Local Foods Marketing Channels: Using the Organizational Species Concept to Understand Strategic Profiles
Jason Scott Entsminger
One Box Does Not Check All: Investigating Farmers’ Likelihood to Certify Organic, Drop Out Certification, or Remain Noncertified
Orlando Rodriguez and Ariana Torres
Research Reports
Market Integration in the Staple Food Derivatives Markets in Uganda
James O. Bukenya
Producer Response to Drought Policy in the West
Kynda R. Curtis, Tatiana Drugova, and Ruby A. Ward
An Analysis of Consumer Perceptions of the Importance of Selected Attributes of Fruits and Vegetables: The Case of Tennessee
Enefiok Ekanem, Mary Mafuyai, Fisseha Tegegne, and Prabodh Illukpitya
Coordinating Intermediaries and Scaling Up Local and Regional Food Systems: An Organizational Species Approach to Understanding the Roles of Food Hubs
Jason Scott Entsminger
Economic Analysis of Producing Satsuma Citrus in Georgia Using an Enterprise Budget
Esendugue Greg Fonsah, Jake Price, and Ben Cantrell
The Role of Healthy Diet Belief in Mediating the Organic Label Effect on Increased Food Consumption
Kayla Gaylord, Danhong Chen, Shyam S. Nair, and Mark J. Anderson
Factors Affecting Goat Meat Demand and Willingness to Pay a Premium Price for Domestic Produced Goat Meat in the Southern United States
Mohammed Ibrahim, Nalini Pattanaik, Benjamin Onyango, Elizabeth Walker, Melissa Bledsoe, and Christine Sudbrock
Measuring Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge of Selected Nutrients
Patricia E. McLean-Meyinsse
For Young Americans, Sustainable Is Not Organic
Ariana P. Torres
Price Discovery and Integration of the Peanut Markets in the United States
Hannah Hawkins and Senarath Dharmasena
Volume 50 Issue 2
November 2019
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Peer-Reviewed Research Articles
Economic Impact of Values-Based Supply Chain Participation on Small and Midsize Produce Farms
Christy Anderson Brekken, Caleb Dickson, Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, Gail Feenstra, Marcia Ostrom, Keiko Tanaka, and Gwenaēl Engelskirchen
A Hard Nut to Crack: Identifying Factors Relevant to Chestnut Consumption
Ming Fang, Erin Lizotte, and Trey Malone
Consumer Demand for Organic Food Groups and Implications for Farmers’ Revenues under the Organic Land Subsidy Scheme: The Case of Denmark
Gülcan Önel, Ayuba Seidu, and James L. Seale, Jr.
Factors Influencing Consumers Familiarity with State Branded Programs: A Case Study for South Carolina
Bailee N. Hawkins, Michael Vassalos, and Marzieh Motallebi
Volume 50 Issue 1
March 2019
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Peer-Reviewed Research Articles
Forecasting Meat Prices Using Consumer Expectations from the Food Demand Survey (FooDS)
Aaron M. Ates, Jayson L. Lusk, and B. Wade Brorsen
“There’s No Place Like Home”: Inquiry into Preferences for Local Foods
Courtney Bir, John Lai, Nicole Olynk Widmar, Nathanael Thompson, Jodee Ellett, and Caroline Crosslin
Eliciting Consumer Preference and Willingness to Pay for Mushrooms: A Latent Class Approach
Anwesha Chakrabarti, Benjamin L. Campbell, and Vanessa Shonkwiler
Produce Buyer Quality Requirements to Form an Eastern Broccoli Industry
Phillip Coles, Jiayi Dong, Miguel Gomez, and Thomas Bjorkman
Research Updates
Food Label Use and Knowledge of Nutritional Facts on Sugars among Undergraduate Students
Janet V. Gager and Patricia E. McLean- Meyinsse
Putting Food on the Blockchain: A Regulatory Overview
Kathleen Krzyzanowski
Looking at Economic and Non-Economic Drivers of Farm Diversification
Nicholas Lancaster and Ariana Torres
An Overview of Small-Scale Commercial Hops Production in Virginia
Ben Garber, Kimberly L. Morgan, Holly Scoggins, and Laura Seigle
The Modern Farmers’ Market: The Role of the “Anchor Vendor” in Technology Usage and Adoption
Theodore Ruffalo, Thomas Groleau, and Maria Salerno
Research Reports
The Intersection of Social and Economic Value Creation in Social Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Case Study of Food Hubs
Tatevik Avetisyan and R. Brent Ross
Untangling the Economic and Social Impediments to Producer Adoption of Organic Wheat
Kynda Curtis and Donya Quarnstrom
Factors Affecting the Propensity to Purchase Specialty Eggs in the United States
Maggie Branch and Senarath Dharmasena
Economic Productivity and Profitability Analysis for Whiteflies and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) Management Options
Esendugue Greg Fonsah, Chen Yu, Stan Diffie, Rajagopalbabu Srinivansan, and David Riley
Nevada Value Added Marketing Research and Education Program
Holly Gatzke
Are Concerns about Repaying Student Loan Debt Related to Health Status Rankings?
Patricia E. McLean-Meyinsse
Creating a Farmers Market Living Lab: Lessons Learned in Growing a Farmers’ Market
Nancy Staisey and Helaine Harris
Volume 49 Issue 2
July 2018
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Contextualizing Farmers’ Market Needs: Assessing the Impact of Community Type on Market Management
Marlie Wilson, Laura Witzling, Bret Shaw, and Alfonso Morales
Do Farmers’ Markets Boost Main Street? Direct-to-Consumer Agricultural Production Impacts on the Food Retail Sector
Jeffrey K. O’Hara and David Shideler
College Students’ Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Fresh Apple Varieties in Peru
Yeon A. Hong, R. Karina, Gallardo, Marcial Silva, and Johanna Flores Orozco
The Use of Time-Series Analysis in Examining Food Safety Issues: The Case of the Peanut Butter Recall
Rafael Bakhtavoryan, Oral Capps, Victoria Salin, and Aramayis Dallakyan
Volume 48 Issue 3
November 2017
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Supply Chain Barriers to Healthy, Affordable Produce in Phoenix-Area Food Deserts
Gina Lacagnina, Renee Hughner, Cristina Barroso, Richard Hall, and Christopher Wharton
Impacts of Food Safety Recalls and Consumer Information on Restaurant Performance
J. Ross Pruitt and Rodney B. Holcomb
Consumer Willingness to Pay for Local Wines and Shopping Outlet Preferences
Connie Everett, Kim Jensen, David Hughes, and Chris Boyer
Understanding Spending Habits and Buying Behavior for the American Muslim Community: A Pilot Study
Oral Capps, Jr., Asma Ahad, and Peter S. Murano
Volume 48 Issue 2
July 2017
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Technology Adoption and Risk Preferences: The Case of Machine Harvesting by Southeastern Blueberry Producers
Aaron Rodgers, Kimberly L. Morgan, and Ardian Harri
Who Buys More Directly from Producers in the Southeastern United States? A Research Note
Kimberly L. Morgan and Matthew G. Interis
Farm Diversification through Farm Shop Entrepreneurship in the UK
Susan Slocum and Kynda Curtis
A First Step to Identifying Underserved Foreign Markets
Andrew John Cassey and Xin Zhao