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Agriculture's Role in the Economy, University of California Agricultural Issues Center (UC AIC), 2007 - This report summarizes the direct and multiplier effects of agriculture in the California economy and regions of the state. It also discusses California agriculture in the global context. Preprint of Chapter five in UC AIC's "The Measure of California Agriculture, 2006."
- An Analysis of the Link Between Ethanol, Energy, and Crop Markets, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Working Paper 06-WP 435, Iowa State University, 2006 - This study analyzes the impact of price shocks in three input and output markets critical to ethanol--gasoline, corn, and sugar--in the United States and Brazil.
- Cooperatives and Contracting in Agriculture: The Case of West Liberty Foods, Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) Working Paper 05-WP 408, Iowa State University, 2005 - The West Liberty Foods turkey cooperative was formed in 1996 to purchase the assets and assume operations of Louis Rich Foods (an investor-owned processing firm), which, at the time, announced the imminent shutdown of its West Liberty, Iowa, processing facility. The paper studies the creation and performance of this "new generation" cooperative using field interviews with grower members and company management.
- EU Support Reductions Would Benefit California Tomato Growers and Processors, Bradley J. Rickard and Daniel A. Sumner, California Agriculture, 2006 - Presents a simulation model from a 50 percent reduction in European Union trade barriers and subsidies.
- Grader Bias in Cattle Markets? Evidence from Iowa, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University, 2004 - There is anecdotal evidence of systematic bias in called grades across time and regions within U.S. markets. This paper empirically examines whether such a claim is supported in a sample of loads delivered to three different Iowa packing plants during the years 2000-02.
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The Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors: A preliminary assessment, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Briefing Paper 06-BP 49, Iowa State University, 2006 - The ongoing growth of corn-based ethanol production raises some fundamental questions about what impact continued growth will have on U.S. and world agriculture. The authors estimate the long-run potential for ethanol production by calculating the corn price at which the incentive to expand ethanol production disappears.
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Market Power in the Corn Sector: How Does It Affect the Impacts of the Ethanal Subsidy? University of California Agricultural Issues Center, 2008. Market power is discussed frequently in debates about subsidies for ethanol production. The structural conditions in the corn industry create a case for concerns about market power. This paper by Tina L. Saitone, Richard J. Sexton and Steven E. Sexton develops an analytical model for determining the production and price impacts and the distribution of benefits from the U.S. ethanol subsidy when upstream sellers in the seed sector and downstream buyers in the processing sector may exercise market power. Results demonstrate that the impacts on prices and output are limited for modest departures from competition. Distributional impacts are much greater. Seed producers and corn processors with market power are able to capture relatively large shares of the benefits of the subsidy.
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- We Should Drink No Wine Before Its Time, Working Paper No. 973, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy, University of California, Berkeley, 2004.
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