The economic impact of StarLink corn

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A partial equilibrium model, which encompasses both segregation costs and the Loan Deficiency Payment Program (LDP), is developed to obtain the empirical estimates of the impact of StarLink on the U.S. corn producers over the marketing year 2000-2001. The results show that StarLink caused the U.S. corn producers to lose between $26 and $288 million in revenue.

United States, Japan, Product information, Research Findings, Corn Farming, Industry Overview, Food, Corn, Marketing research, Market research, Genetically engineered foods

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Farmer trust in producer- and investor-owned firms: Evidence from Missouri corn and soybean producers

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An examination on whether cooperatives are characterized by greater trust than investor-owned firms is presented. It is found that farmers trusts on cooperative rather than investor-owned firms as cooperatives proved to be honest and competent for farmers and that trust is more specific in manufacturers decision for marketing soybeans than corn.

Production management, All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming, Missouri, Farm Co-operatives, General farms, primarily crop, Soybeans, Marketing, Company marketing practices, Agricultural cooperatives, Soybean industry, Agriculture, Cooperative, Survey

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The Canadian Wheat Board and feed barley

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The countervail complaint against the Canadian cattle industry by the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation in the US, over the issue of cheap barley feed is examined.

Canada, Livestock, Except Dairy and Poultry, Cattle Ranching and Farming, Livestock Farms, Research, Cases, Prices and rates, Livestock industry, Animal feeding and feeds, Barley, Countervailing duties

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