...Prices of agricultural products fluctuate greatly. As we experience daily with Chinese cabbage and radishes, a slight increase in supply causes prices to plummet, while a slight decrease in supply causes prices to soar. This is because, as is the case with daily necessities, the price elasticity of demand is small, but what's even more troublesome is that agricultural production is characterized by unpredictable supply fluctuations. This is because harvests and harvests are determined by natural conditions, particularly weather conditions, and are difficult to control artificially. In addition, when prices fall, farmers tend to try to compensate for the drop in unit prices by increasing production, which exacerbates the price decline, and conversely, even when prices are expected to rise, they often do not have the capacity to expand production, which causes prices to rise even further. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "wild beasts" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…農産物は価格変動が激しい。白菜やダイコンなどで日常経験しているように,少し供給がふえれば価格は暴落し,ちょっと供給が少ないと価格高騰がおきる。生活必需品の常として需要の価格弾力性が小さいからであるが,厄介なことに農業生産は予測しがたい供給変動がおきることを特徴とすらしている。自然条件とくに気象条件に豊凶が左右され,人為的コントロールが困難だからである。加えて,農家は価格が下がったとき単価の下落を量の拡大で補おうという行動をとりがちで,価格下落に拍車をかけ,逆に価格上昇が見込まれるときでも生産を拡大する余力をもっていないことが多く,価格をさらに高騰させる。… ※「ウィルドビースト」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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