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State trading deregulation and prairie durum wheat production

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  • Colin A. Carter
  • Shon M. Ferguson

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We estimate the impact of the 2012 removal of the Canadian Wheat Board's (CWB) single‐desk on the spatial pattern of durum wheat acres in Western Canada. We analyze changes in durum seeded acres with a panel regression and Census Agricultural Region data from 2004 to 2016. Our results indicate that removal of the CWB single‐desk had a significant impact on total durum production in Western Canada. In addition, we find that the spatial distribution of durum wheat acres shifted away from marginal durum‐growing areas and toward drier areas, an increase in specialization that arguably improved the efficiency of resource allocation. Nous estimons l'impact de la suppression, en 2012, de la Commission canadienne du blé (CCB), une agence de vente obligatoire, sur la configuration spatiale des acres de blé durum dans l'Ouest canadien. Nous analysons les changements dans les superficies ensemencées en blé durum avec une régression par panel et des données de la région agricole de recensement de 2004 à 2016. Nos résultats indiquent que la suppression du guichet unique de la CCB a eu une incidence importante sur la production totale de blé durum dans l'Ouest canadien. En outre, nous constatons que la distribution spatiale des acres de blé durum s'est déplacée des zones de culture marginale de blé durum vers les zones plus sèches, une spécialisation accrue qui a sans doute amélioré l'efficacité de la répartition des ressources.

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  • Colin A. Carter & Shon M. Ferguson, 2020. "State trading deregulation and prairie durum wheat production," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 68(1), pages 107-116, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:canjag:v:68:y:2020:i:1:p:107-116
    DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12207
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    2. Peter Slade & Patrick Lloyd-Smith & Tristan Skolrud, 2020. "The Effect of Carbon Tax on Farm Income: Comment," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 77(2), pages 335-344, October.
    3. Colin A. Carter & Shon M. Ferguson, 2019. "Deregulation and regional specialization: Evidence from Canadian agriculture," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 52(4), pages 1497-1522, November.

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    JEL classification:

    • L43 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns

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