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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | The Value of Bt Corn in Southwest Kansas: A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach
Autores: | Hyde,   Jeffrey; Martin,   Marshall A.; Preckel,   Paul V.; Buschman,   Lawrent L.; Edwards,   C. Richard; Sloderbeck,   Phillip E.; Higgins,   Randall A.
Data: | 2006-09-21
Ano: | 2003
Palavras-chave: | Bt corn; Decision analysis; European corn borer; Integrated pest management; Monte Carlo simulation; Southwestern corn borer; Crop Production/Industries.
Resumo: | While most Corn Belt farmers consider planting Bt corn to control European corn borer, southwestern Kansas farmers must also take into account an array of other insect pests, including corn rootworm, spider mites, and southwestern corn borer. This research uses a decision analysis framework to estimate the expected economic value of Bt corn in southwest Kansas. Mean per acre Bt values ranged from $12.49 to $34.60, well above the technology fee assumed to be $14 per unit, or $5.25 per acre at a seeding rate of 30,000 seeds per acre. The minimum value over all scenarios was $8.69 per acre. Using Monte Carlo simulation, it was shown that European and southwestern corn borer infestation probabilities, expected corn price, and expected pest-free yields are important determinants of the value of Bt corn.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

23748

http://purl.umn.edu/30721

Editor: | AgEcon Search
Relação: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics&gt;Volume 28, Number 01, April 2003

Formato:

19

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