Gail L. Cramer is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics at Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU Agricultural Center, USA. He has held teaching and research positions for 48 years at Montana State University, University of Arkansas and Louisiana State University. His academic specialty is in agricultural marketing, policy, transportation, and international trade.

Krishna P. Paudel is the Gilbert Durbin Endowed Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU Agricultural Center, USA. He holds a PhD from the University of Georgia and has been a faculty member at Auburn University and Louisiana State University.

Andrew Schmitz is the Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Eminent Scholar and Professor of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida; Research Professor, University of California, Berkeley; and Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan.