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FAPRI Analysis of Stricter Payment Limitations: Testimony to the Commission on the Application of Payment Limitations
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003-06)
At the request of Senator Grassley, this note presents additional information about the impact of stricter payment limits.
Testimony on the Value of the Mississippi River for U.S. Agriculture: Presented to the Mississippi River Caucus Washington D.C.
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-07)
The Mississippi River is the most critical artery of the inland waterway system,
supporting between 50 and 60 percent of total U.S. corn exports and 30 to 45 percent of
total U.S. soybean exports. In calendar year 2002, ...
Analysis of the 2003 CAP Reform Agreement
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003-09)
At the request of Congressman Stenholm, FAPRI analyzed the reforms of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that were approved in June 2003....
FAPRI-University of Pretoria Collaboration: Final Report for the University of Missouri South African Education Program
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-07)
Economics, Extension, and Rural Development wished to build agricultural sector modeling capacity similar to that employed for many years by the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI). The models are used to provide projections of the main...
Analysis of Risk Management Proposals
(2000-02)
At the request of several members of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, FAPRI has continued to analyze the impacts of two alternative risk management proposals. The proposals are the Farmers' Risk Management Act...
Reforming the CAP: A Partial Equilibrium Analysis of the MTR Proposals
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003-09)
the proposals to those that would result under a current-policy baseline. The changes that are made in the MTR have the effect of reducing the production of the major commodities by varying amounts based on the importance of payments in production and the degree...
Impact of a Lock Failure on Commodity Transportation on the Mississippi or Illinois Waterway
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-09)
This in-depth study for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce determines the economic impact of lock failures on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers.
CAP Reform and the WTO: Potential Impacts on EU Agriculture
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-07)
In 2003 an agreement was finalized to instigate arguably the most significant reform of the European Union's (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since its inception. In the Luxembourg Agreement many
of the direct payments ...
Implications of the 2002 U.S. Farm Act for World Agriculture
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003-04)
This paper discusses the implications of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 for U.S. agriculture and its subsequent impact on world agricultural prices and world trade....
Trend Yield Analysis and Yield Growth Assumptions
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-06)
Discusses the formulation of assumptions pertaining to yield growth in the crop sector used in developing market projections.
When Point Estimates Miss the Point: Stochastic Modeling of WTO Restrictions
(2005-11)
Point estimates of agricultural and trade policy impacts often paint an incomplete or even misleading picture. For many purposes it is important to estimate a distribution of
outcomes. Stochastic modeling can be especially ...
Missouri Watershed Water Quality Initiative
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006-12)
Final Report for EPA Grant CG000225. For the last decade the Missouri Watershed Water Quality Initiative project has assessed alternative programs and practices that protect the common good of natural resource use while ...
Potential Impacts on U.S. Agriculture of the U.S. October 2005 WTO Proposal
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005-12)
Analysis requested by Senator Saxby Chambliss of the October 2005 U.S. WTO proposal.
Causes & Implications of the Food Price Surge
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008-12)
This paper analyzes the food price surge of 2005 to 2008 in order to better understand the factors causing higher and more volatile food prices during this period, to ascertain the relative importance and possible persistence of the different...
Economic Impacts of Not Extending Biofuels Subsidies
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-05)
This study uses a stochastic model to analyze the impact of not extending the ethanol tax credit, the ethanol import tariff, or the $1.00 per gallon biodiesel tax credit on the biofuels and agricultural commodity markets.
FAPRI 2002 U.S. Baseline Briefing Book
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-07)
This report presents a summary of ten-year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets providing information about the outlook for agricultural markets, farm program spending, farm income, and a variety of other indicators.
MTR and the EU Commission Proposal for the WTO: - An analysis of their effect on the EU and Irish agricultural sector
(2003-05)
In the short history of the FAPRI-Ireland Partnership there has been no shortage of policy proposals to analyse. As part of the Agenda 2000 process the CAP is undergoing significant reform following the agreement made at the European Council...
Predicting the Acceptance for High Beta-Carotene Maize: An Ex-Ante Estimation Method
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006-04)
This paper postulates a household decision model that takes into account the production consumption tradeoffs between traditional and biofortified seed. The objective is to understand the effect of these differing traits on the adoption decision...
House and Senate Farm Bills: a Comparative Study
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-03)
In response to Congressional requests, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research
Institute (FAPRI) has conducted a comparative analysis of the farm bills approved by the House of Representatives in October 2001 and the ...
Mississippi River Research Conclusions Executive Summary
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006-06)
Briefing paper requested by Senator Bond detailing the conclusions from the Mississippi River research to date....