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FARMERS MARKETS AS ENGINES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY:POWER IN NUMBERSSeptember 11, 2017
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WEBINAR OUTLINE & SPEAKERS
John MannAssistant Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource EconomicsMichigan State University
Dru MontriExecutive DirectorMichigan Farmers Market Association
OPENING COMMENTS
FARMERS MARKETS IN MICHIGAN : WHAT DO WE KNOW?
MORE ON DATA, SHARED MEASUREMENT
Michelle GagliardiSpecial Projects AssociateMichigan Farmers Market Association
Kathryn ColasantiSpecialistMichigan State UniversityCenter for Regional Food Systems
Jeff O’HaraAgricultural Marketing SpecialistUSDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Rich PirogDirectorMichigan State UniversityCenter for Regional Food Systems
September 11, 2017
Dru Montri, Ph.D., Executive DirectorMichelle Gagliardi, Special Projects Associate
Farmers Markets as Engines of Economic Activity: Power in Numbers
Mission: MIFMA advances farmers markets to create a thriving marketplace for local food and farm products
Vision: MIFMA places farmers markets at the forefront of the local food movement and works to ensure all residents have access to healthy, locally grown food and that Michigan farmers markets receive policy support
Direct Marketing Farmers
$58.8millionworthofagriculturalsalesaresolddirecttoconsumersbyMichiganfarmersannually
(up8%since2007)
6,300+farmsdirectmarketinMichigan
Dollar value of direct to consumer agricultural sales reported in 2012 Ag Census. Number of direct marketing farmers reported in 2007 Ag Census. www.agcensus.usda.gov
Michigan Farmers Markets
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GrowthinNumberofFarmersMarkets
SNAP Redemption at Direct Marketing Farms and Farmers Markets in the Midwest 2010-2016
$41,100
$8,340
$579,000
$20,000
$91,200
$49,000
$110,000
$20,500
$1,080,000
$66,900
$167,000
$105,000
$192,000
$30,300
$1,530,000
$149,000
$201,000
$171,000
$307,507
$47,644
$1,701,926
$226,877
$224,395
$215,708
$393
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$83,66
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$1,581
,643
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$244
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$240
,176
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$242
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$406
,702
$97,84
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$1,467
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$229
,690
$253
,151
$248
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$453
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$110
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$1,286
,481
$219
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$289
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$255
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I LL INOIS INDIANA MICHIGAN MINNESOTA OHIO WISCONSIN2010SNAPRedemption 2011SNAPRedemption 2012SNAPRedemption 2013SNAPRedemption
Source:USDAFoodandNutritionServiceBenefitsRedemptionDivision
Strong Data = Strong Markets
2016 Pilot Project
• 7 farmers markets in 6 rural communities
• Marquette, Menominee, Port Huron, Traverse City, Boyne City, Munising
• www.mifma.org/reports• USDA Rural Business
Development Grant
• 20 farmers markets across the state
• Operationalizing data collection• Market managers and MIFMA
have access• Partnership with Farmers
Market Coalition• Specialty Crop Block Grant and
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Data Collection Expectations
1. Vendor Survey/Registration2. Market Registration3. Vendor Attendance 4. Visitor Counts5. Customer Surveys6. Market Sales7. Vendor Information
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Partners
• Farmers Market Coalition• MSU Center for Economic
Analysis• MSU Center for Regional Food
Systems• MSU Extension
• Growing Hope• Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development
• Fair Food Network• Farmers Markets
Michigan Farmers Market Association
Phone: 517-432-3381
www.mifma.org
Thank You
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MORE ON FM ECONOMIC DATA:FINDINGS FROM MICHIGAN STUDYJohn Mann, PhDCenter for Economic AnalysisMSU Product Center – Food-Ag-Bio
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Observationsinthedata
Lookedat(1)DUFB/SNAPtransactiondata,(2)vendorsurveys,and(3)DUFBcustomersurveys
SNAPredemptionsbetween2011-2015• Amongstatewideretailers:-$737M(-24%)
• Fewerbenefitswereissuedstatewide
• Farmersmarkets:+$130K(+21.5%)• Abletoincreaseshareofbenefitsredeemed
$0.0
$20.0
$40.0
$60.0
$80.0
$100.0
$120.0
$140.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
AverageSN
APTransactio
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#FM(AveTran)10($21)53($16)67($11)94($12)114($12)114($14)
AtsomeFM’saverageSNAPtransactionsabove$20threshold– somecustomersarespendingbeyondtheincentive.
DUFBConsumerSurveys
1. Prices:2outof3believepriceatFMsameorlessthangrocerystore.
2. Selection&Quality:75-80%saidselection&qualitybetteratFM.
3. Travel:90%traveledlessthan20minutestoFM,and65%droveownvehicles.
VendorSurveys
1. Moreseasonedvendors(10+yearsatFM)morelikelytoparticipateinSNAP(+10%)andDUFB(+13%).
2. Lessseasonedvendors(>10yearsatFM)makehighershareoffarmsalesatFM.
3. General:about2outof3vendorsreportedmaking$28KorlessfromFM
1. Vendorslessseasoned&higherpercentofsalesatFMmorefavorableview.
2. General:• Yeartoyearincreaseinfavorableperception.
• HigherDUFBissuedcorrelatedwithmorepositiveperceptions.
• VendorsatFMinrural-adjacentcountiesmostfavorableview.
ViewofDUFBonBottomLine
DUFBTransactionsStudyResults
• Impact:“SNAP+DUFB”nearly2X“SNAPw/oDUFB”• Interpretation:
1. DUFBvalueisinadditiontoSNAP2. Supportspriorworkthatcustomersreceiving
incentives/benefitsareamarketsegmentpositivelyimpactingFMsales.
• Additionally,preliminarystatisticalevidencethatsomeDUFB&SNAPrecipientsspendingbeyond$20matchthreshold– matchesobservationsindata.
Summary:EvidenceSuggests
1. FMvendorsbelieveDUFBcustomersarenewbaseandimportanttotheirbottomline.
2. DUFBcustomersseevalueinFM.3. DUBFprogram:
• Addssalesrevenueseparatefrom/inadditiontoSNAP.
• Customersappeartobespending$inadditiontoDUFBbenefit.
Interpretation:DUFBconsumersrepresentanimportantmarketsegmentforFM.
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DATA COLLECTION &SHARED MEASUREMENTKathryn ColasantiMSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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CHALLENGES WITH DATA COLLECTION
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ExpensiveTime consuming
Privacy concerns
Value unclear
Competing Interests
Limited capacity
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POLLWhat is the biggest challenge that you face in
collecting farmers market related data?
• Time involved• Expense• Privacy concerns of potential respondents• Difficulty conveying the value of data• Limited staff capacity• Competing interests around the type of data desired• Other• Not applicable
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POLLWhat is the primary value of farmers market related
data for you?
• Informing market management and programs• Informing business practices• Securing funding or other support• Influencing policy• General learning• Other• Not applicable
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SHARED MEASUREMENT
Developing common measures
Democratizing knowledge
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SHARED MEASUREMENT GOALS
Increase access to
high-quality information
Develop and implement common metrics
Create co-learning
opportunities
Build capacity for collecting, using and
sharing data
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POTENTIAL COMPONENTS
Additional common
measuresDashboard of
indicators
Data portal Resource library
Communication platform
Access to TA & research services
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PROJECT EVOLUTION
Stakeholder engagement phaseCapacity building phase
Initial pilotsNext steps?
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October 2014
Fall 2017
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ECONOMIC IMPACT ACTIVITIES
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Webinar:Tools for Assessing Economic Impact: A Primer for Food System Practitioners
Tuesday, September 19, 20173:00 – 4:00 pm EThttp://foodsystems.msu.edu/events
Data Collection Support:
Farmers Market Metrics Portal
New Guide:
Hosting Trainings:
USDA Toolkit: Economics of Local Food Systems
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TAKE AWAYS
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Increase access to
tools
Foster culture of
data collection
Increase access to
informationBuild
capacity
Facilitate using data
Foster co-learning
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DISCUSSIONPlease submit questions throughthe pod.
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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!
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