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Title:Transportation Costs of Selected Movements for Sunflower Seed and Oil
Authors:Dennis Ming
Publication Date:Jan 1983
Report #:SP-46
TRID #:01834889
Keywords:costs, freight transportation, seeds, vegetable oils
Type:Research Report – Staff Papers

Abstract

Other things being equal, economic theory suggests that an industry will locate its plants near the source of raw materials if the manufacturing process results in weight loss. Plants will tend to locate near consumption points if the manufacturing process results in weight gain.

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