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Economic Effects of Proposed Restrictions on
Egg-laying Hen Housing in California
A ballot initiative in California that would place restrictions on the housing of commercial egg-laying hens is scheduled for the fall 2008 election. This study has considered the economic implications of regulations that would eliminate the use of cage housing systems for egg production in California.
Executive summary, PDF, 65 KB
Full report, PDF, 1.55 MB
2007
FARM BILL INFORMATION
AIC Farm Bill briefs provide information on the 2007 Farm
Bill of particular relevance for California.
Agriculture's
Role in the Economy. (pdf, November 2006)
preprint draft chapter five in "The Measure of
California Agriculture, 2006." This chapter summarizes
the direct and multiplier effects of agriculture in
the California economy and regions of the State. It
also discusses California agriculture in the global
context.
The Measure
of California Agriculture, Highlights. (pdf, July 2006)
A summary of data and analysis, documenting California's
agriculture.
Mediterranean products in the global market
Cal/Med workshop proceedings, Italy, June 2008
AIC ADVISORY BOARD CHANGES
RECENT AIC PUBLICATIONS
California Wine and the EU Wine Policy Reform, Issues Brief # 34
(May 2008, pdf, 65 KB) Henrich Brunke, Rolf A.E. Mueller, Daniel A. Sumner.
This brief summarizes the changes in the EU regulations under the new reform and highlights their potential impacts on the California wine industry.
Minimum
Quality Standards, Industry Self Regulation, and Economic
Welfare. (February 2008, pdf, 2MB)
Tina L. Saitone and Richard J. Sexton. This paper address
the impact of producers collectively imposing minimum quality
standards (MQS) on their own industry. One benefit of an
imposed MQS is that it enhances quality in production,
however with a voluntary program, consumers actually lose
and it may create a net loss to the economy as a whole.
Market
Power in the Corn Sector: How Does It Affect the Impacts
of the Ethanol Subsidy? (Feb. 2008, pdf,
190KB) University of California Agricultural Issues
Center. Market power is discussed frequently in debates
about subsidies for ethanol production. The structural
conditions in the corn industry create a case for concerns
about market power. This paper by Tina L. Saitone,
Richard J. Sexton and Steven E. Sexton develops an
analytical model for determining the production and
price impacts and the distribution of benefits from
the U.S. ethanol subsidy when upstream sellers in the
seed sector and downstream buyers in the processing
sector may exercise market power. Results demonstrate
that the impacts on prices and output are limited for
modest departures from competition. Distributional
impacts are much greater. Seed producers and corn processors
with market power are able to capture relatively large
shares of the benefits of the subsidy.
The direct economic effects of a policy to provide government
subsidized price discounts for the purchase of fruit and
vegetable by food stamp recipients.
January 2008 (pdf, 88kb) Karen M. Jetter.
This study evaluates the direct benefits and costs to consumers
and producers from changes in prices, consumption and production,
of a policy to offer government price discounts on fresh
fruit and vegetable to food stamp recipients.
Wild Pigs in California: The Issues
AIC Issues Brief #33, December 2007 (pdf, 270kb). Marcia Kreith.
This Issues Brief tells the story of the wild pig in California, its economic and environmental impacts and evolving policy concerns. Regulated in California as a big game mammal, the wild pig is a non-native species.
California
International Agricultural Exports in 2006 (AIC Issues
Brief #32, pdf, 360kb). Omid Rowhani and Daniel A. Sumner
This year was the fifth consecutive year that California witnessed increases in agricultural export value to foreign destinations. California exports increased by 5 percent in 2006 and reached a record high with total exports nearing $9.8 billion.
The Solano Agricultural Futures project (Dec. 2007, 4 pdf files). Al Sokolow and Kurt Richter.
The Solano Agricultural Futures project is a comprehensive examination of the county’s farm and ranch sector. The research focuses on obstacles and prospects for future development of the economic base of Solano County agriculture, with particular attention to the land use and the production and marketing of specific commodities and products.
California Agroecosystem Services:
Assessment, Valuation and Policy Perspective
Proceedings from the September, 2007 workshop.
Statistical
Review of California Organic Agriculture 2000-2005 (May
2007, pdf, 1Mb). Karen Klonsky and Kurt Richter. This
publication quantifies the current size and growth
of the organic industry in California in terms of acres,
farm gate sales and number of growers statewide and
by commodity, commodity group, county, and region,
based on California Department of Agriculture registration
data from 1999-2005. (see also 1998-2003 and 1995-1998 publications)
California's
International Agricultural Exports in 2005
AIC Issues
Brief #31, April 2007
In 2005 California’s agricultural exports surpassed
$9 billion for the first time. The data reported in this
AIC Issues Brief describe international agricultural exports
for 2005, and revisions for 2003 and 2004.
Previous AIC Issues Brief topics
Past issues of the AIC Quarterly
RELATED RECENT RESEARCH
Public
Funding for Research into Specialty Crops (pdf,
342kb, May 2007)
by Julian M. Alston and Philip G. Pardey
Effects
of Milk Marketing Order Regulation on the Share of Fluid-Grade
Milk in the United States (html, Nov. 2007)
by Joseph V. Balagtas, Aaron Smith, and Daniel A. Sumner.
Effects
of Price Premiums for Multiple Product Attributes on
Product Quality: California Processing Tomatoes (pdf,
81 kb, Nov. 2006) by Corinne Alexander, Rachael
E. Goodhue, Sandeep Mohapatra, and Gordon C. Rausser.
Domestic
Support and Border Measures for Processed Horticultural
Products (html, April 2007) by Bradley
J. Rickard and Daniel A. Sumner
Traceability,
Liability and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality(html,
Revised July 2007) by Daniel A. Sumner and Sébastian
Pouliot.
United
States South Korea Free Trade Agreement: What it Would
Mean for California Agriculture (pdf, 508kb,
March 2007) by Hyunok Lee and Daniel A. Sumner
Agriculture's
Role in the Economy. (pdf, November 2006)
preprint draft chapter five in "The Measure of
California Agriculture, 2006." This chapter summarizes
the direct and multiplier effects of agriculture in
the California economy and regions of the State. It
also discusses California agriculture in the global
context.
The Measure
of California Agriculture, Highlights.
(pdf, July 2006)
A summary of data and analysis, documenting California's
agriculture.
Aggregate
Costs and Benefits of Government Invasive Species Control
Activities (pdf, 163kb,September 2006)
Daniel A. Sumner, Henrich Brunke and Marcia Kreith.
Hurricanes and Invasive Species: the Economics and Spatial
Dynamics of Eradication Policies (pdf, 76kb,
forthcoming in March 2007) by Albert K. A. Acquaye, Julian
M. Alston, Hyunok Lee, and Daniel A. Sumner.
Political
Market Power of Milk Producers Reflected in U.S. Milk Pricing
Regulations (July 2006, pdf 1.06mb) by Byeong-Il
Ahn and Daniel A. Sumner.
EU
Support of its Processing Tomato Industry and the Competitive
Consequences for California (pdf, 77kb, April
2006) by Bradley J. Rickard and Daniel A. Sumner.
Wine in China
(pdf, 3.3mb March 2006) by Scott Rozelle, Daniel
A. Sumner and Jikun Huang.
Does 7 to 9 a day pay?
The Economic Benefits to Fruit and Vegetable Industries
Should People Consume the USDA Recommendations
(pdf, 264kb, 2006) by Karen M. Jetter, James A. Chalfant,
and Daniel A. Sumner.
Mediterranean
Agriculture in the Global Marketplace: A Project Comparing
Policy Approaches in California and the Southern EU States
(pdf, 768kb) by Lee Ann Patterson and Tim Josling.
Bee-conomics
and the Leap in Pollination Fees (pdf, 412kb,
2006) by Daniel A. Sumner and Hayley Boriss.
Are
Agricultural Policies Making Us Fat? Likely Links between
Agricultural Policies and Human Nutrition and Obesity,
and Their Policy Implications (html, 2006)
by Julian M. Alston, Daniel A. Sumner, and Steven A. Vosti.
Consequences
of Further Opening of the Korean Dairy Market
(html, 135kb) by Hyunok Lee, Daniel A. Sumner,
and Byeong-il Ahn. Forthcoming in Food Policy 31 (2006)
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