An analysis of the economic incentives for increased trade in milk and milk products between the United States and Mexico /

about the dairy sector of our southern neighbor. Most

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ernstes, David P. (David Paul), 1970-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:about the dairy sector of our southern neighbor. Most
accounting procedures, product yields and recipes. U.S.
Actual analysis of producer and consumer prices for dairy
and cooperative prices and examination of the incentives for
and regulatory requirements. The results of this study
area, a case study reflecting the economic conditions along
areas. As it would be impractical to study the entire border
concluded that with a milk production deficit in Mexico,
Considering Mexico's status in recent years as the number one
costs, distances from production areas to potential markets
effects of differing trade scenarios on U.S. federal order
federal order and cooperative price effects of various trade
federal order regulations.
identified opportunities for circumvention of existing U.S.
In the wake of the December 1994 devaluation, Mexican
incentives for Mexican producers to market milk in the United
indicated that currency rate fluctuations, at least in the
manufactured products with various component origins, the
market for U.S. dairy exports, surprisingly little is known
Mexican producers to market milk in the United States have
milk and dairy product prices by utilizing and standardizing
not been closely investigated. This study addresses these
price data which was collected first-hand or by Texas A&M
produced milk could be transported considerable distance into
product prices. Actual ingredient costs to manufacture
products were calculated by utilizing butterfat-skim
products, processor margins for packaged milk and
researchers. Gross processor margins were calculated by
rising income in the population and the proximity of the
scenarios were examined by utilizing a pooling model. The
selected. This study examined Mexican producer and consumer
short-run, can have major ramifications on trading patterns.
social, economic and demographic factors of Mexico and
States were examined by comparing producer prices, hauling
studies of the Mexican dairy sector have broadly examined
study additionally identified cross border trade issues and
the border area of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico was
the United States and Mexico should continue to increase.
the United States if it could receive U.S. prices. This
United States to Mexico, the trade in dairy products between
utilizing published and collected input prices and retail
Item Description:"Major subject: Agricultural Economics".
Vita.
Physical Description:xviii, 189 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.