The German milky way: Trade structure of the milk industry and possible consequences of a food crisis

B. Pinior; U. Platz; U. Ahrens; B. Petersen; F. Conraths; T. Selhorst

doi:10.3920/JCNS2012.x001

The German milky way: Trade structure of the milk industry and possible consequences of a food crisis

B. Pinior^*, U. Platz, U. Ahrens, B. Petersen, F. Conraths, T. Selhorst

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the structure of the trade network between milk producers, dairies and milk collection companies in Germany through a network analysis using suitable centrality measures. The study shows that structures exist among the relevant enterprises which are critical for the spread of a contamination in the German milk trade network. The results may be used to improve food security.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal on Chain and Network Science
Volume	12
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	25-39
Number of pages	15
ISSN	1569-1829
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3920/JCNS2012.x001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

gravity model
milk supply chain
network analysis
spread of contagion
trade connections

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