An investigation of the competitive position of wheat production in the U.S. and Canada /
Since the inception of trade agreements, such as CUSTA, NAFTA, and the WTO, trade between the United States and Canada has become more free. Wheat produced in Canada and the United States competes in a globalized economy. This has caused much worry by farmers on both sides of the border. Wheat ha...
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | Since the inception of trade agreements, such as CUSTA, NAFTA, and the WTO, trade between the United States and Canada has become more free. Wheat produced in Canada and the United States competes in a globalized economy. This has caused much worry by farmers on both sides of the border. Wheat has been a source of contention between the two countries for a number of years. This has been apparent over the last decade with accusations of unfair trading and pricing practices being exchanged across the border. In this sort of environment, producers, as well as politicians, want to know if there is any truth to the accusations. They want to know if farmers on either side of the border are better able to compete in a global economy than their counterparts. The purpose of this study was to determine the competitiveness of farmers in Canada and the United States. There have been several studies to date done on this same subject, however none of them yielded any clear-cut results. Using cost of production as a means of comparison, this study attempted to measure the competitiveness of farmers in the two countries. Panels of farmers were used to develop representative farms, which were then used to make comparisons. This study had an advantage over studies done in the past because all the data was gathered by the same group using the same process. In many cases, researchers must rely on data available from sources within the respective countries. This study used primary data gathered by researchers in the Agricultural and Food Policy Center rather than secondary data. The study found that farmers on both sides of the border are competitive. While the lowest cost producer was found to be in the United States, the Canadian farms followed very closely. No single representative farm was signifcantly outperforming any of the other farms. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Agricultural Economics". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 124 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123). |