The logistics of getting water and transporting large volumes of perishable produce favors bigger producers.

Federal policies outside of ejidos still favored large agricultural producers over rural peasant production, including the offering of credit and protectionist policies.

The trade pact, if faithfully enforced, would change Japan from a nation that fiercely favors producers into one that encourages shoppers and gives new powers to shareholders.

Current productions from Menghai Tea Factory remain popular, even with the trend of pu'er collectors favoring smaller producers.

Analysts say the markets are favoring producers because of a combination of factors that have been either limiting supplies or increasing demand.

Wine-drinking trends, they say, tend not to favor European producers of inexpensive table wines, which increasingly dominate the global market.

When Burger King announced last week that it would favor producers who treated their animals more humanely it was welcome news to animal welfare advocates.

Until now, the Chinese system favored European producers.

Radical activities like rate setting to favor shippers or producers or consumers, and heated court battles, were the exception rather than the rule.

Its dispute settlement panels, which meet in Geneva, are charged with insuring that environmental, legal or labor restrictions are not intended to favor domestic producers over foreigners.