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Persaud, Suresh Chand; Dohlman, Erik. |
India is one of the world’s largest importers of vegetable oils in part because of low domestic oilseed production, and tariff and nontariff barriers preventing oilseed imports. Simulation results indicate that India could lower its barriers to soybean imports without adversely affecting farmers, since imports are economically attractive to crushers even when subject to modest tariffs which sustain pre-liberalization farm and wholesale prices. Soybean processors in India achieve higher rates of capacity utilization and lower unit costs using imported oilseeds. Moreover, it is possible to partially redistribute to consumers the sizable gains processors experience by lowering the soybean oil tariff. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: India; Oilseeds; Processing cost; Soybeans; Trade liberalization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62276 |
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Persaud, Suresh Chand; Landes, Maurice R.. |
High tariff and nontariff protection of the Indian oilseed sector imposes costs on consumers, supports an inefficient processing industry, and has led to negligible gains in oilseed output. Model-based simulations indicate that higher levels of protection would increase the burden on consumers, but do little to meet key policy goals of supporting producers and reducing import dependence. A shift to direct support of oilseed producer prices would increase output, but may be complex to implement and subject to WTO discipline. Liberalization of oilseed imports, by permitting large gains in processing efficiency, could generate a stream of benefits that would allow producers, consumers, and processors to be better off, and also improve the trade balance. |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: India; Oilseeds; Soybeans; Vegetable oil; Meal; Processing industry; Industry structure; Policy; Trade liberalization; Agricultural and Food Policy; Industrial Organization. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7218 |
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