Consulta: creatorFacets:"Thornsbury,   Suzanne"
Registros recuperados: 41
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Economic Evaluation of SPS Regulations: Where Can Progress be Made?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romano,   Eduardo; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
The purpose of this paper is to report on the current state of economic evaluations for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations affecting food and agricultural trade. The paper reviews current theoretical and econometric advances and limitations in modeling SPS regulations, particularly in dealing with biological and environmental uncertainty. By systematizing limitations of current approaches for evaluation, and comparing them with approaches used in the public health arena, the paper identifies problematic areas, and suggests steps for immediate analytical and policy progress.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36946

Recapturing Value from Food Safety Certification: Incentives and Firm Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Woods,   Mollie; Raper,   Kellie Curry.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20432

2003 MICHIGAN TREE FRUIT BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 9 Michigan tree fruit farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits. The records came from Michigan State University's TelFarm project. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes.   Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed for 2003 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range, cash discrepancy must be less than 10% of gross cash inflow and debt discrepancy must be less than $1,000. While considerable...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11637

The Philippine Bakery Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Mollie; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Trade; Bakery; Philippines; Bakery Ingredients; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; D4; F1.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52381

2005 Michigan Tree Fruit Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 5 Michigan tree fruit farms.  To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits.  The records came from Michigan State University's TelFarm project.  The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes.  Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed for 2005 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses.  The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range, cash discrepancy must be less than 10% of gross cash inflow and debt discrepancy must be less than $1,000.  While...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9313

2002 MICHIGAN TREE FRUIT BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUMMARY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Wittenberg,   Eric.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 18 Michigan tree fruit farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits. The records came from Michigan State University's TelFarm/MicroTel project, the Farm Credit Service system, or by AgriSolutions in Michigan. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes.  Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed on 2002 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range. While considerable variation in the data exists,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11614

Costs of Adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) to Ensure Food Safety in Fresh Strawberries
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Mollie; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10934

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide in Michigan Field Production of Seedling Conifers and Herbaceous Perennials: –Economic Comparisons
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Woods,   Mollie; Beedy,   Tracy; Aguilar,   Cristobal.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7432

Japan MRL Regulation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Takagi,   Chifumi; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: MRL; Apple; Cherry; Export; Farm Management; International relations/trade; Crop production/industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44100

2006 Michigan Tree Fruit Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 9 Michigan tree fruit farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed for 2006 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range, cash discrepancy must be less than 10% of gross cash inflow and debt discrepancy must be less than $1,000. While considerable...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37864

MICHIGAN APPLE COMMITTEE WINTER 2003 GROWER SURVEY: SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aguilar,   Cristobal; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
The Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) is a commodity organization comprised of approximately 1000 apple growers in Michigan. The objective of this study was to evaluate growers' perceptions about the effectiveness of past MAC programs and solicit their opinions about future directions for MAC in order to provide one source of input for Board decisions. In addition, this study provided growers with some information about the broad programmatic areas that are covered under MAC guidelines. In Winter 2003 a mail survey was sent to the entire MAC mailing list (1,123 growers); 282 surveys were returned (25 percent). Overall results of the survey indicate that Michigan apple growers are generally satisfied with the performance of the MAC, but perhaps equally...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10950

U.S. Fresh Produce Wholesale Sector Trade Practices: Initial Survey Results
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
The wholesale sector is an intermediate stage in the supply chain of fresh produce. In general, business operations in this sector do not transform a specific product, but rather provide services related to the sale of the product. The term 'wholesaler' refers to all merchants that are part of this intermediate stage in the supply chain; namely, wholesale merchants, distributors, jobbers, shippers, import/export merchants, agents, brokers, commission merchants, and other types of intermediaries (US Census 2004). This definition of wholesalers, however, does not accurately depict all the activities and relationships participants in this supply chain sector develop. Hence, in order to be consistent with a correct terminology and to understand the results...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9089

Fresh Grapefruit Supply-Chain Adjustments: Consolidation in Produce Packing?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Davis,   Kathy J.; Ward,   Ronald W.
This study evaluates long-term structural adjustments in fresh grapefruit packing under aggregate market pressures, including those from retail concentration. While individual firms enter and exit, Markov-model results are indicative of an industry near equilibrium with little expectation of change in the distribution of firm sizes given existing patterns of sector adjustment. Estimation of Lorenz curves and corresponding Gini coefficients fully support Markov analysis findings. Lags in the packing sector adjustment process in the face of sweeping forces of change in fresh produce markets are likely to put this sector at a relative disadvantage within the supply chain.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27762

Impacts of FAVR Restriction Elimination on the Dry Bean Industry in the Upper Midwest
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Farm Policy; Planting Flexibility; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44218

National and International Factors in Pickle Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Nagai,   Tomokazu.
This report presents global and domestic information regarding production, trade and market developments for pickled cucumbers. U.S. cucumber production and trade are commonly divided into two categories: fresh and pickling. Michigan is the largest producer of pickling cucumbers in the country, accounting for 18 percent of total U.S. production. Like many agri-food industries, this processed product sector has gone through numerous changes in the past decade which have influenced production and marketing trends, and assessing the influence of individual factors is difficult. However, using production and trade data it is possible to infer some possible drivers of trends and outcomes for the industry.   Year-round supply from other countries, quality...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10938

Fresh Produce Intermediaries in Away-from-Home Food Markets and Trade Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Hinson,   Roger A.; Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Reaves,   Dixie Watts.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; L14; L20; L81.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94363

MICHIGAN APPLE COMMITTEE WINTER 2003 GROWER SURVEY: RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aguilar,   Cristobal; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10930

Seasonal Farm Price Patterns in Selected U.S. Fresh Fruit Markets
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Plattner,   Kristy; Perez,   Agnes C.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Our poster analyzes seasonal farm price patterns in five major U.S. fresh fruit markets (i.e. strawberries, apples, oranges, peaches and grapes) between 1980 and 2010. Shifts in the seasonal patterns between decades (1980-89, 1990-99, and 2000-10) signal price response to changes in market conditions, demand trends, and global linkages that have taken place overtime in these fruit markets.  Statistical comparatives and graphical analysis form the basis for assessment using U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) monthly grower price data. Extended seasons through geographical and varietal diversity in major producing areas have had a smoothing effect on the seasonal behavior of fresh strawberry prices but a distinct...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124024

Background Information on the Chinese Fruit Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Woods,   Mollie.
The People's Republic of China was established in 1949, ushering in an era of socialism and government centralization. Beginning in 1978, China's economy gradually transitioned from centralization to the transitional and somewhat more privatized society of today. Prior to 1978, government policies aimed at controlling food supplies and prices were common. Food rationing in 1953 was aimed at guaranteeing food for urban dwellers and included price administration by the government (Dong and Fuller, 2006). Agricultural productivity and the availability of food increased dramatically when laws that decentralized agricultural production were enacted in 1981. Food rationing and market centralization were abolished later in urban areas for non-staple food items,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9308

Michigan Production Costs for Tart Cherries by Production Region
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Black,   J. Roy; Nugent,   James; Rothwell,   Nikki; Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Olynk,   Nicole J.
The weighted average cost of producing tart cherries in Michigan on a representative farm in 2009 is $0.36/lb. This cost was averaged across the three main production regions in Michigan and weighted by average per acre production for each region as published by the Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service. --Costs vary across the main production regions and by farm size. Costs are about $0.04/lb less for mid-sized farms in Northwest Michigan and $0.08/lb and $0.10/lb in West Central and Southwest Michigan, respectively. --This report was developed through interviews with tart cherry growers and other experts in each of the three main growing regions in 2005 and 2006. Many of the numbers were updated in 2009. --The cost of production calculation is based...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Tart cherry; Costs; Production; Michigan; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Q100; Q120.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98205

2007 Michigan Tree Fruit Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 9 Michigan tree fruit farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits. The records came from Michigan State University’s TelFarm project. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes. Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed for 2007 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range, cash discrepancy must be less than 10% of gross cash inflow and debt discrepancy must be less than $1,000. While considerable...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Economic Analysis; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122351

Regional Wholesale Price Relationships in the Presence of Counter-Seasonal Imports
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Raper,   Kellie Curry; Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Aguilar,   Cristobal.
Counter-seasonal imports of fresh produce facilitate year-round availability in the U.S. and may impact the seasonal structure of market price relationships. Vector autoregression analysis is used to determine the nature and extent of spatial price relationships among four geographically distinct regions in the U.S. fresh peach wholesale market. We evaluate differences in regional spatial price relationships and find statistical evidence that price relationships among regions are different in periods dominated by regional domestic supplies imports compared with periods when counter-seasonal imports dominate the market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Counter-seasonal imports; Price analysis; Regional prices; Spatial prices; VAR; Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade; Risk and Uncertainty; Q1; Q11; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48748

THE EFFECT OF MARKET STRUCTURE ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lee,   Sangjun; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
When assessing climate change impact, adaptation is an important behavioral response to reduce potential risk. But it has been widely recognized that there are barriers to adaptation. And attempts to estimate impacts may be biased when these barriers neglected. Potential barrier on adaptation decision from market structure have not been identified. We develop a theoretical model to evaluate adaptation incentives of farmers under climate change across various market structures. In agricultural production where acreage adjustment is costly, our theoretical model suggests that the “competition effect” plays an important role in determining incentives to adapt. The competition effect in the market may outweigh the production effect and reduce producer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Industrial Organization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91258

FLORIDA AND THE FRESH STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wysocki,   Allen F.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Woods,   Mollie; Weldon,   Richard N.; Tomlinson,   Riley.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/27143

Michigan Tart Cherry Processors: Issues and Strategy
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Michigan accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total number of tart cherry processing firms in the U.S. Changes in preferences of consumers and increasing participation of global competitors are driving down demand for traditional tart cherry products and imposing new pressures on the U.S. industry, particularly in Michigan.   The objective of this report is to document main characteristics of the tart cherry processing industry in Michigan; namely, business characteristics, category of products, supply sources, and market outlets. Also, the study aims to assess business strategies and future expectations for the industry in Michigan.  Interviews with managers of tart cherry processing companies were conducted to document the objectives of this...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10928

Institutional Uncertainty at Home and Away: The Case of Lemons from Argentina
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Romano,   Eduardo; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94379

Measurement and Political Economy of Disputed Technical Regulations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Roberts,   Donna; Orden,   David.
Technical regulations are increasingly visible in agricultural trade, yet their idiosyncratic nature has limited prior aggregate analysis.  This article draws on a unique data source for systematic enumeration of the technical regulations questioned by one exporter among all of its trading partners in mid-1996.  Political economy analysis indicates that barriers decrease when the relative contribution of agriculture to an economy increases, when the anticipated future level of protection through other forms of government intervention increases, and when economies are more open.  Despite increased scrutiny and discipline by the World Trade Organization, technical barriers remain a significant impediment in world agricultural markets.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Limited dependent variable; Sanitary; And phytosanitary; WTO; F13; F14; C21; C24.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43448

2004 Michigan Tree Fruit Business Analysis Summary
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wittenberg,   Eric; Harsh,   Stephen B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This report summarizes the financial and production records of 8 Michigan tree fruit farms. To be included, the farms must have produced at least 50 percent of gross cash farm income from one or a combination of sales from cherries, apples, and other fruits. The records came from Michigan State University's TelFarm project. The values were pooled into averages for reporting purposes.   Farm records were included if a farm financial summary was completed for 2004 data including beginning and ending balance sheets, plus income and expenses. The data was checked to verify that cash and debt discrepancy were within an acceptable range, cash discrepancy must be less than 10% of gross cash inflow and debt discrepancy must be less than $1,000. While considerable...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11732

U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Marketing: Emerging Trade Practices, Trends, and Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Calvin,   Linda; Cook,   Roberta L.; Denbaly,   Mark; Dimitri,   Carolyn; Glaser,   Lewrene K.; Handy,   Charles R.; Jekanowski,   Mark D.; Kaufman,   Phillip R.; Krissoff,   Barry; Thompson,   Gary D.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
In the past year, trade practices between fresh produce shippers and food retailers gained national attention. Shippers are concerned that recent retail consolidation has led to market power and the growing incidence of fees and services. Retailers argue that these new trade practices reflect their costs of doing business and the demands of consumers. Trade practices include fees such as volume discounts and slotting fees, as well as services like automatic inventory replenishment, special packaging, and requirements for third-party food safety certification. Trade practices also refer to the overall structure of a transaction-for example, long-term relationships or contracts versus daily sales with no continuing commitment. This study compares trade...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Produce; Fresh fruit and vegetables; Fresh-cut produce; Trade practices; Fees and services; Slotting fees; Retail consolidation; Produce shipper consolidation; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33915

POLITICAL ECONOMY DETERMINANTS OF TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Political economy determinants of questionable technical barriers applied to U.S. agricultural exports are evaluated using PROBIT and Poisson regression techniques.  Results indicate the incidence of such barriers can increase when domestic agriculture is large relative to consumption, when producers are less competitive in international markets, and when the anticipated future level of protection through other forms of government intervention decreases.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International trade; Technical barriers; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21499

Technological Leapfrogging as a Source of Competitive Advantage
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wright,   Robert Thomson; Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This paper examines technological leapfrogging industries characterized by long term investments in perennial crops. Threshold farm size and economic valuation are used to evaluate adoption of harvester innovations. Less than 1 percent of Polish farmers are able to adopt overhead harvesters and sunk costs limit the ability of rapid adjustments in U.S. technology.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/35433

Regional Wholesale Price Relationships:  The Case of Peaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Aguilar,   Cristobal; Raper,   Kellie Curry; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
An important characteristic of agricultural commodity markets is the extent to which those markets respond to price changes in related markets.  Given a competitive market structure, the Law of One Price (LOP) postulates that spatial price relationships are determined by transfer cost1 among regions and that spatial arbitrage restores market equilibrium (Tomek and Robinson, 2003).  Spatial price relationships are of particular relevance to farmers in designing market strategies.  Measurements of spatial price relationships provide insights about the dynamics of price movements, thus increasing understanding of likely behavior of supply or demand areas in the market (Jordan and Van Sickle, 1998).  For example, knowledge of which regions lead prices, the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10927

CONSOLIDATION IN THE FRESH FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT PACKING INDUSTRY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Davis,   Kathy J.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Ward,   Ronald W.
First-order, homogeneous, stationary Markov models are used to compare patterns of adjustment among Florida fresh grapefruit packers between the 1970/71-1983/84 and 1987/88-1999/00 periods, and 1970/71-1994/95 and 1995/95-1999/00 periods, respectively. Despite sweeping aggregate trends impacting fresh produce markets, there was insufficient evidence to identify significant differences in the patterns of adjustment in the packing sector during the later time periods. Comparisons with actual firm numbers are indicative of an industry near equilibrium. While individual firms enter and exit the different states, currently there are no profound structural changes pointing to major concentration.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19815

BOOK REVIEW: SPRIGGS, JOHN AND GRANT ISAAC.  FOOD SAFETY AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS: THE CASE OF BEEF.
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15523

Increasing Food-Safety Protection: Fresh Apple Markets in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gao,   Lili; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Food-safety concerns have a highly visible impact on current U.S.-China agricultural trade. Initial concerns over melamine in imported pet and animal feed have spread to other products, and traditional made-in-China “cheap” goods are drawing great safety attention from U.S. customers and regulators. At the same time, China has raised concerns over U.S. products as diverse as orange pulp, health supplements, and pistachio nuts. Ultimately, the impact of food-safety regulation will be determined not only by regulatory content but also by administrative and structural characteristics of supply chains. This paper uses fresh apple markets in China as an example to illustrate the complexity of managing interactions among these three factors.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55611

Regulation of Glyphosate-Resistant Sugar Beets: Challenges and Uncertainty
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Oeschger,   Tara; Schweikhardt,   David B.; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Roundup Ready Sugar Beets; Regulation; Deregulation; Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental Assessment; Uncertainty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18; Q55; Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117399

FOOD SAFETY AND FRESH STRAWBERRY MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Woods,   Mollie; Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Raper,   Kellie Curry; Weldon,   Richard N.; Wysocki,   Allen F.
Consumer awareness of food safety issues is reshaping the retail food supply chain. For some retailers, public standards for food safety fail to provide the level of assurance demanded by their customers, so many are turning to private standards. Fresh strawberries have been implicated in food safety outbreaks resulting in clear decreases in short term demand. Shifts in production and consumption caused by the increased costs of adopting public or private food safety standards may reshape the fresh strawberry industry in the NAFTA region. Three scenarios of the adoption of food safety practices are analyzed using comparative statics and the outcomes of each scenario are discussed.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11712

Tariff Intervention in Trade of US and EU Cherry Products: A Guide to Information
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nagai,   Tomokazu; Woods,   Mollie; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
The importance of the effects of non-tariff barriers on international agricultural trade has become widely recognized and discussed as WTO negotiation has promoted the reduction of tariff rates around the world. Administrative barriers include the high cost of obtaining accurate information on commodity classification codes and tariff schedules of partner countries. Such information includes commodity classification rules and tariff rates. Cherries are produced worldwide, but in much smaller quantities than apples or oranges, or other more popular fruits. Much trade in tart cherries is still between small producers and buyers who often lack the resources to perform an exhaustive search of customs information, or who rely primarily on brokers. This report...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10259

Information Cost: A Prior Hurdle to Exporting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Xuan; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
This paper empirically investigates how information cost, as part of trade costs, affects the decision of an individual firm to export. We use cross section firm-level data to examine how the difficulty of obtaining information on technical regulations in the European Union (EU) and the United States actually reduces firm incentives to export to these two destinations. Results suggest that increased information cost significantly reduces the probability of exporting for an individual firm, beyond tariff and other nontariff barriers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Information cost; Probit; Technical barriers to trade; Industrial Organization; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51745

Information Cost As A Prior Hurdle to Exporting
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wei,   Xuan; Thornsbury,   Suzanne.
In this paper, we empirically assess how information cost, as one component of trade costs, impacts the decision of an individual firm to export. Firm-level data measuring the difficulty of obtaining information about technical regulations in the European Union (EU) and the United States is used as a proxy for information cost to evaluate reduction in firm incentives to export. Results suggest that information cost significantly reduces the likelihood of exporting to these two destinations. Negative impacts are relatively larger for a firm exporting to the United States than to the EU.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Information cost; Trade costs; Non-tariff; Technical barriers to trade; Probit; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; F14; L25.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103622

Michigan: A State at the Intersection of the Debate over Full Planting Flexibility
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Thornsbury,   Suzanne; Martinez,   Lourdes R.; Schweikhardt,   David B.
Greater flexibility in U.S. farm programs with elimination of the restriction on the planting of fruit and vegetable crops (FAVR crops) is likely to be a major issue in congressional 2007 farm policy discussions. Michigan is a state with a wide range of both FAVR and program crops planted under the current policy. To capture the diversity of situations that would apply among of crops covered by the current policy, this research has examined a broad set of Michigan FAVR crops (dry beans, pickling cucumbers, processing tomatoes, fresh market tomatoes, squash, and blueberries). We evaluate both those factors that are likely to prevent the entry of DCP crop producers into the production of FAVR crops (barriers to entry or disincentives) and those factors that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10925