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NORTH AMERICAN MALTING BARLEY TRADE Differences in Quality and Marketing Costs
Author(s) -
Wilson William W.,
Johnson D. Demcey
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
canadian journal of agricultural economics/revue canadienne d'agroeconomie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1744-7976
pISSN - 0008-3976
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1995.tb00127.x
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , variety (cybernetics) , quality (philosophy) , business , selection (genetic algorithm) , economics , agricultural economics , marketing , mathematics , computer science , philosophy , statistics , materials science , epistemology , artificial intelligence , metallurgy
Differences between U.S. and Canadian marketing policies in malting barley have been identified as potential sources of trade distortions. Most important are issues related to quality control, yield differentials between feed and malting varieties, and differences in handling costs. This study analyzes effects of changes in selected marketing policies on trade flows and prices in the North American malting barley sector using a mathematical programming model. Simulation results illustrate impacts of relaxed variety release requirements, increased selection rates for malting barley, reduced Canadian handling costs and the effect of increased Canadian exports of malting barley to offshore markets. The results quantify effects of these strategic issues on both the United States and Canadian barley sectors.