variables. The application is to hard red spring (HRS) wheat, a class of wheat for which these tradeoffs and risks are …

Increased concerns over the quality of wheat in domestic and export markets has focused attention on the consistency of … wheat quality. This study utilized three measures to examine the effect of variability in characteristics on the milling … value of wheat. Distributions and correlations for wheat quality characteristics were estimated from U.S. wheat export data …

competitiveness in the international grain trade. …

marketing of genetically modified (GM) and non-GM wheat in an export supply chain. The optimal testing strategy is derived that …

required to induce grain handlers to undertake a dual marketing system versus a Non-GM system. Cost elements including those … related to testing, quality loss, and a risk premium were estimated for a model representing a grain export chain …

Consistency of functional characteristics in hard red spring (HRS) wheat is a concern confronting sellers and buyers … cents per bushel for low quality wheat and a premium of 36 cents per bushel if high quality is achieved. The premium for …

Development of genetically modified (GM) wheat varieties is proceeding; however, several critical issues remain the … GM crops; research on GM traits in wheat; consumer acceptance of GM crops (a separate section is included on issues …

Dockage levels in U.S. wheat exports have been a continuing concern. Recent proposals have focused on changes in U ….S. grain standards that would include dockage limits. In this report, dockage trends and practices were documented and effects …. Proposed changes in grain standards are also a departure from the generally followed approach to regulation in the United …

strategies can resolve these challenges. Contracts can be designed to induce legal adoption of GM wheat by varying technology … determine terms to minimize technology agreement violation and to induce legal adoption of GM wheat. A simulation model of a … crop budget for Hard Red Spring wheat was developed. Results illustrate that contracts can be designed to induce desired …

Consistency of functional characteristics in hard red spring (HRS) wheat is a concern confronting sellers and buyers … cents per bushel for low quality wheat and a premium of 36 cents per bushel if high quality is achieved. The premium for …