1.今天你阅读到的有价值的全文内容链接
Economics by Parkin 11e, Chapter 3
2.今天你阅读到的有价值的内容段落摘录
作者在供給與需求單元提舉了一則關於花生減產造成花生與花生之互補品花生醬連帶受影響漲價為例說明了供求關係。
Another hot, dry summer in key producing states and competition from more profitable
crops including cotton have significantly shrunk the U.S. peanut crop this year.
U.S. farmers are expected to produce roughly 1.8 million tons of peanuts this year, down
nearly 13 percent from last year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Department
of Agriculture. Assuming that estimate holds, it would be the smallest harvest since
2006.
Peanut butter producers already have plans to raise prices for peanut butter significantly in
the next few weeks. . . . The J.M. Smucker Co., which makes Jif peanut butter, plans to raise
its wholesale prices 30 percent in November. Kraft Foods Co., which launched its Planters
peanut butter in June, is raising prices 40 percent on Oct. 31.
A spokesperson for ConAgra Foods Inc., which makes Peter Pan peanut butter, was not immediately
available to comment but multiple media outlets report that the company plans to
raise its prices as well.
Unilever, which makes Skippy brand peanut butter, said the company is watching the commodities
market very closely.
Georgia, the largest peanut-producing state in
the country, saw record-breaking heat and a
lack of rainfall that prevented some peanut
seeds from even germinating in the field.
Plants that did grow were baked in the hot
summer sun, producing poor-quality nuts.
According to USDA estimates this week,
farmers who had runner peanuts—the most
common kind and the type used for peanut
butter—could sell their crop for nearly $1,200
a ton, up from nearly $450 a ton last year.
Copyright Associated Press and The Augusta Chronicle, 2011. Reprinted with permission.
上文摘要:
2011年酷暑又熱又乾的天氣造成了花生減收。(自然狀態不利導致供給線向左)
因為在生產上的替代品棉花相較於花生而言更有利可圖,農夫轉而將現有土地用來種植棉花(供給線向左)
美國花生的產量在2011年為一百八十萬噸,較2010年之產量下降了將近13%。
花生價格由原本2010年的每噸450元美金漲到2011年的1200美金/噸(近3倍,因為花生受到天氣以及生產替代品棉花等因素影響)。
花生醬製造商針對產品提高了最高40%。(因為花生醬的供給線單純受到原物料生產要素影響向左,幅度較花生之影響來得小)
3.今天你阅读到的有价值信息的自我思考点评感想
透過需求與供給的學習,我們將可以用更為清晰的方式分析報章雜誌。
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2 小時
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15 小時