If marketing costs could be reduced to conventional levels, additional costs of production of 10 - 20 percent, perhaps even 50 percent, would almost be unnoticed by consumers. (fao.org)
This trend towards the globalization of trade, taking advantage of lower costs of production in developing countries, often comes at the expense of local farming and commerce. (votehemp.com)
These follow from the high cost of production in the mass media. (religion-online.org)