Consumers’ willingness to pay for edamame with a genetically modified label

Elijah Wolfe; Michael Popp; Claudia Bazzani; Rodolfo M. Nayga; Diana Danforth; Jennie Popp; Pengyin Chen; Han Seok Seo

doi:10.1002/agr.21505

Consumers’ willingness to pay for edamame with a genetically modified label

Elijah Wolfe, Michael Popp, Claudia Bazzani, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Diana Danforth, Jennie Popp, Pengyin Chen, Han Seok Seo

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Results from a sensory test of edamame, which is soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) harvested near the end of the pod filling stage, followed by a non-hypothetical auction, and finally a questionnaire were used to determine WTP for GM labeled edamame in comparison to unlabeled and non-GM labeled edamame. The results showed a significant price premium for non-GM edamame even though overall sensory impression did not differ between GM and non-GM edamame. Interestingly unlabeled and GM labeled edamame bids were similar suggesting that consumers wanted to be informed. Preconceived consumer notions appeared to play a role as did knowledge, opinion, income, and consumption frequency in subsamples of respondents. Labeling edamame is in the interest of producers as all edamame produced in the U.S. is non-GM.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	283-299
Number of pages	17
Journal	Agribusiness
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21505
Publication status	Published - 2018 Mar 1
Externally published	Yes

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Food Science
Geography, Planning and Development
Animal Science and Zoology
Agronomy and Crop Science
Economics and Econometrics

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