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Policy Pennings Weekly Agricultural Policy Column

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December 2000

  1. Multinational Agribusinesses: Have Technology, Will Travel
  2. December 29, 2000 #25
  3. Technological Advance: China’s Twist on Farm/Consumer Policies
  4. December 22, 2000 #24
  5. China and the U.S.: Much of Farm Policy Is Consumer Policy
  6. December 15, 2000 #23
  7. Quest for the Holy Grail of Accelerating Exports: Can it be Found in China?
  8. December 8, 2000 #22
  9. Globalization of World Markets Increases Reach of Multinational Ag Suppliers
  10. December 1, 2000 #21

November 2000

  1. Are Multinationals Now the Stealth of Brazil’s Agricultural Expansion?
  2. November 23, 2000 #20
  3. How Low Would Prices Have to go to Persuade Brazil to Reduce Soybean Production?
  4. November 17, 2000 #19
  5. Can the U.S. use Low Prices and Expanded Production to Blunt Brazil’s Soybean Expansion?
  6. November 10, 2000 #18
  7. The StarLinkTM Event: Can it help us Better Understand Broader GMO Issues?
  8. November 3, 2000 #17

October 2000

  1. Wheat: Same Song, Third Verse
  2. October 30, 2000 #16
  3. Soybeans: U.S. Producing More but Enjoying it Less?
  4. October 20, 2000 #15
  5. Optimistic Export Projections in Mid-90s Haunt Crop Farmers
  6. October 6, 2000 #14

September 2000

  1. If Low Prices Cure Low Prices, Why Do We Have $1.50 Corn?
  2. September 29, 2000 #13
  3. Would Repeal of Trade Sanctions Solve Crop Agriculture’s Price and Income Problems?
  4. September 22, 2000 #12
  5. Payments Are Decoupled From Production But Is Production Decoupled From Payments?
  6. September 15, 2000 #11
  7. Have We Given the 1996 Farm Bill A Chance?
  8. September 8, 2000 #10
  9. Planting Flexibility Is Great But It Does Not Address Overproduction (By Itself)
  10. September 1, 2000 #9

August 2000

  1. Free-Market Ag Economists and Agricultural Markets: Premises and Results
  2. August 25, 2000 #8
  3. Decoupled Payments: Are the Effects Explained by Calculus or Simple Arithmetic?
  4. August 18, 2000 #7
  5. Allowing Grain Prices to Fall Does Not Stave Off Loss of Export Market Share
  6. August 11, 2000 #6
  7. Exports: Does Lowering the Price to Capture Market Share Work in the Grain Markets?
  8. August 4, 2000 #5

July 2000

  1. Like Corn, Soybean and Wheat Sales Driven by Domestic Demand, Not Exports
  2. July 28, 2000 #4
  3. Recent Report Shows That Low Prices have Not Brought About a Reduction in Planted Acres
  4. July 21, 2000 #3
  5. Domestic Usage, Not Exports, Is Growth Engine Behind American Corn Market
  6. July 14, 2000 #2
  7. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way. . .
  8. July 5, 2000 #1

 

December 2000

  1. Multinational Agribusinesses: Have Technology, Will Travel
  2. December 29, 2000 #25
  3. Technological Advance: China’s Twist on Farm/Consumer Policies
  4. December 22, 2000 #24
  5. China and the U.S.: Much of Farm Policy Is Consumer Policy
  6. December 15, 2000 #23
  7. Quest for the Holy Grail of Accelerating Exports: Can it be Found in China?
  8. December 8, 2000 #22
  9. Globalization of World Markets Increases Reach of Multinational Ag Suppliers
  10. December 1, 2000 #21

November 2000

  1. Are Multinationals Now the Stealth of Brazil’s Agricultural Expansion?
  2. November 23, 2000 #20
  3. How Low Would Prices Have to go to Persuade Brazil to Reduce Soybean Production?
  4. November 17, 2000 #19
  5. Can the U.S. use Low Prices and Expanded Production to Blunt Brazil’s Soybean Expansion?
  6. November 10, 2000 #18
  7. The StarLinkTM Event: Can it help us Better Understand Broader GMO Issues?
  8. November 3, 2000 #17

October 2000

  1. Wheat: Same Song, Third Verse
  2. October 30, 2000 #16
  3. Soybeans: U.S. Producing More but Enjoying it Less?
  4. October 20, 2000 #15
  5. Optimistic Export Projections in Mid-90s Haunt Crop Farmers
  6. October 6, 2000 #14

September 2000

  1. If Low Prices Cure Low Prices, Why Do We Have $1.50 Corn?
  2. September 29, 2000 #13
  3. Would Repeal of Trade Sanctions Solve Crop Agriculture’s Price and Income Problems?
  4. September 22, 2000 #12
  5. Payments Are Decoupled From Production But Is Production Decoupled From Payments?
  6. September 15, 2000 #11
  7. Have We Given the 1996 Farm Bill A Chance?
  8. September 8, 2000 #10
  9. Planting Flexibility Is Great But It Does Not Address Overproduction (By Itself)
  10. September 1, 2000 #9

August 2000

  1. Free-Market Ag Economists and Agricultural Markets: Premises and Results
  2. August 25, 2000 #8
  3. Decoupled Payments: Are the Effects Explained by Calculus or Simple Arithmetic?
  4. August 18, 2000 #7
  5. Allowing Grain Prices to Fall Does Not Stave Off Loss of Export Market Share
  6. August 11, 2000 #6
  7. Exports: Does Lowering the Price to Capture Market Share Work in the Grain Markets?
  8. August 4, 2000 #5

July 2000

  1. Like Corn, Soybean and Wheat Sales Driven by Domestic Demand, Not Exports
  2. July 28, 2000 #4
  3. Recent Report Shows That Low Prices have Not Brought About a Reduction in Planted Acres
  4. July 21, 2000 #3
  5. Domestic Usage, Not Exports, Is Growth Engine Behind American Corn Market
  6. July 14, 2000 #2
  7. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way. . .
  8. July 5, 2000 #1

 

December 2000

  1. Multinational Agribusinesses: Have Technology, Will Travel
  2. December 29, 2000 #25
  3. Technological Advance: China’s Twist on Farm/Consumer Policies
  4. December 22, 2000 #24
  5. China and the U.S.: Much of Farm Policy Is Consumer Policy
  6. December 15, 2000 #23
  7. Quest for the Holy Grail of Accelerating Exports: Can it be Found in China?
  8. December 8, 2000 #22
  9. Globalization of World Markets Increases Reach of Multinational Ag Suppliers
  10. December 1, 2000 #21

November 2000

  1. Are Multinationals Now the Stealth of Brazil’s Agricultural Expansion?
  2. November 23, 2000 #20
  3. How Low Would Prices Have to go to Persuade Brazil to Reduce Soybean Production?
  4. November 17, 2000 #19
  5. Can the U.S. use Low Prices and Expanded Production to Blunt Brazil’s Soybean Expansion?
  6. November 10, 2000 #18
  7. The StarLinkTM Event: Can it help us Better Understand Broader GMO Issues?
  8. November 3, 2000 #17

October 2000

  1. Wheat: Same Song, Third Verse
  2. October 30, 2000 #16
  3. Soybeans: U.S. Producing More but Enjoying it Less?
  4. October 20, 2000 #15
  5. Optimistic Export Projections in Mid-90s Haunt Crop Farmers
  6. October 6, 2000 #14

September 2000

  1. If Low Prices Cure Low Prices, Why Do We Have $1.50 Corn?
  2. September 29, 2000 #13
  3. Would Repeal of Trade Sanctions Solve Crop Agriculture’s Price and Income Problems?
  4. September 22, 2000 #12
  5. Payments Are Decoupled From Production But Is Production Decoupled From Payments?
  6. September 15, 2000 #11
  7. Have We Given the 1996 Farm Bill A Chance?
  8. September 8, 2000 #10
  9. Planting Flexibility Is Great But It Does Not Address Overproduction (By Itself)
  10. September 1, 2000 #9

August 2000

  1. Free-Market Ag Economists and Agricultural Markets: Premises and Results
  2. August 25, 2000 #8
  3. Decoupled Payments: Are the Effects Explained by Calculus or Simple Arithmetic?
  4. August 18, 2000 #7
  5. Allowing Grain Prices to Fall Does Not Stave Off Loss of Export Market Share
  6. August 11, 2000 #6
  7. Exports: Does Lowering the Price to Capture Market Share Work in the Grain Markets?
  8. August 4, 2000 #5

July 2000

  1. Like Corn, Soybean and Wheat Sales Driven by Domestic Demand, Not Exports
  2. July 28, 2000 #4
  3. Recent Report Shows That Low Prices have Not Brought About a Reduction in Planted Acres
  4. July 21, 2000 #3
  5. Domestic Usage, Not Exports, Is Growth Engine Behind American Corn Market
  6. July 14, 2000 #2
  7. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way. . .
  8. July 5, 2000 #1