Effects of Channel Power on Price Fluctuation of Agricultural Products: Empirical Evidence from China

Abstract

Based on the provincial panel data of China from 2008 to 2016, this paper makes an empirical study on the relationship between channel power and price fluctuation of agricultural products. The results show that: Channel power has a significant impact on price fluctuation of fresh agricultural products. Specifically, relative scale power has a significant positive effect on the price fluctuation of fresh agricultural products, and relative operation power has a significant negative effect on the price fluctuation of fresh agricultural products, while channel power has no significant effect on the price fluctuation of grain agricultural products. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the structure of the circulation industry of agricultural products.