The paper considers an industry transforming primary commodities (farm products) into processed commodities (food products). It focuses on the allocation of embedded characteristics (carbohydrate, protein, etc.) both across space and among commodities. The approach generates a spatial...

In 2007, U.S. diary exports rose 300 per cent from 2006. This paper discusses the international market factors that led to this large increase and then projects exports for 2008 based on these changing factors. The paper also discusses trade agreements both in effect and proposed and how these...

New Zealand and Australia comprise the largest dairy exporting block in world markets and the dairy industries of both countries have geared up in recent years to expand production of dairy products. The report synthesizes observations and insights from a site visit by the authors in February...

In this fourth Babcock Institute country study, Ireland's dairy industry was selected because (a) it reveals advantages and challenges associated with a pasture-based production system that is unique in the EU, (b) the country's dairy industry provides an excellent case study of the effects of...

This report explores the effects on consumers and producers of terminating methods of supply management presently permitted through the use of Federal marketing orders for fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops. Changes in net social welfare are outlined both during the season controls are...