Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia

In this paper, the statistical cost function approach was used to model the drying and milling cost for government paddy/rice processing complexes in Malaysia. The quadratic and inverse cost [unctions were estimated. The results suggest that there exists cost economies at relatively high output le...

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Main Authors: Ghaffar, Roslan A., Chew , T. A, Hassan, Azman
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Language:English
English
Published: 1988
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2570/
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author Ghaffar, Roslan A.
Chew , T. A
Hassan, Azman
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description In this paper, the statistical cost function approach was used to model the drying and milling cost for government paddy/rice processing complexes in Malaysia. The quadratic and inverse cost [unctions were estimated. The results suggest that there exists cost economies at relatively high output levels for both the drying and milling operations. Examination of output data indicates that a large number of government paddy mills operate at low outputs, with cost economies unexploited.
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spelling upm-25702013-05-27T07:01:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2570/ Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia Ghaffar, Roslan A. Chew , T. A Hassan, Azman In this paper, the statistical cost function approach was used to model the drying and milling cost for government paddy/rice processing complexes in Malaysia. The quadratic and inverse cost [unctions were estimated. The results suggest that there exists cost economies at relatively high output levels for both the drying and milling operations. Examination of output data indicates that a large number of government paddy mills operate at low outputs, with cost economies unexploited. 1988 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2570/1/Drying_and_Milling_Cost_Functions_of_Paddy_Empirical_Estimates.pdf Ghaffar, Roslan A. and Chew , T. A and Hassan, Azman (1988) Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia. Pertanika, 11 (2). pp. 283-288. English
spellingShingle Ghaffar, Roslan A.
Chew , T. A
Hassan, Azman
Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia
title Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia
title_full Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia
title_fullStr Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia
title_short Drying and Milling Cost Functions of Paddy: Empirical Estimates for Government Processing Complexes in Malaysia
title_sort drying and milling cost functions of paddy: empirical estimates for government processing complexes in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2570/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2570/1/Drying_and_Milling_Cost_Functions_of_Paddy_Empirical_Estimates.pdf