Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Price Analyses
Course Code: TE395
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Main aim of the lecture is the students to provide learning bases of price theory, and also gaining of the students using and implementing skills many price analysis methods in different market conditions.

Course Content

Price concept, supply and demand shifts, and price formation, supply and demand elasticities, price theories and equilibrium analyses, price analyses of production factors, analysis of annual and seasonal price fluctuations in agricultural products, price analysis in foreign trade, analysis of intervention to agriculture and price policy

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzing Price Formation and Policy Interventions in Agricultural Markets
2.Applying Time Series and Index Analysis to Agricultural Prices
3.Modeling Seasonal and Periodic Price Fluctuations
4.Assessing Marketing Margins and Spatial Price Integration
5.Developing Strategic Pricing Behaviors at the Firm/Manufacturer Level
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dinler, Z., 1996. Mikro İktisat. Ekin Kitapevi, Bursa, 1996.
2.Dinler, Zeynel, Tarım Ekonomisi, Ekin kitapevi, Bursa 1996.
3.Norwood, F.B., Lusk, J.L., 2008. Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Columbus, Ohio. p.445.
4.IFPRI, 2015. Food Security Portal. Policy Analysis Tools. http://www.foodsecurityportal.org/policy-analysis-tools
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to Agricultural Price Analysis and Basic Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Price Formation Mechanism for Agricultural Products
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Public Regulations and Price Policies
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Elasticity of Agricultural Product Supply and Demand
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Cost-Based Pricing
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Value-Based and Psychological Pricing
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Midterm exam Marketing Margins and Price Differentials for Agricultural Products
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Data Collection and Statistical Methods in Agricultural Price Analysis
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Indexes for price analysis and usage in analyses
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Seasonal fluctuations and trend analyses in agricultural prices
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Seasonal Fluctuations in Agricultural Prices
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Spatial Price Analysis of Agricultural Products
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Game Theory and Strategic Price Reactions
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Term project presentations and general evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Term Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Term Project1516
Individual Work14007
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026