Mollie Woods joined the faculty at Michigan State University in 2000. Recently, she has focused on the impacts of voluntary food safety practices on the structure of the North American strawberry industry. Her work also includes outreach to Michigan produce industries, analysis of global retail and farm level trends for Michigan specific fruits, and the development of an educational series on the WTO for extension stakeholders interested in the global marketplace.

Professional Interests

• Behavior of produce markets
• Global agricultural trade policy
• Economics of food safety

Selected Publications

Woods, Mollie and Suzanne Thornsbury. “Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices in NAFTA Fresh Strawberry Markets”. Selected Poster, AAEA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 2003.

Thornsbury, Suzanne, Mollie Woods, and Lourdes Martinez . “Agricultural Trade and the World Trade Organization”. Series educational modules published by the Center for International Business and Education Research (CIBER), East Lansing, Michigan. Available at www.ciber.msu.edu . April 2004.