Recent Work:
January 14, 2009
Causes and Implications of the Food Price Surge (53 pages, 1.93 mb)
FAPRI-MU Report #12-08 This paper analyzes the food price surge of
2005 to 2008 in order to better understand the factors causing higher and
more volatile food prices during this period, to ascertain the relative
importance and possible persistence of the different factors, and to suggest
possible implications for future market behavior and policy reactions.
November 26, 2008
State Support for Ethanol Use and State Demand for Ethanol Produced in
the Midwest (32 pages, 675 kb)
FAPRI-MU Report #11-08 This study examines US demand for ethanol
produced in the Midwest and assesses how state policies that target
ethanol demand affect biofuel and agricultural commodity markets.
October 29, 2008
Press Release: FAPRI–MU Research-to-Producer Award
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University
of Missouri–Columbia (MU) honored Eldon Cole with the FAPRI–MU
Research-to-Producer Award.
September 3, 2008
Breimyer Seminar: Unpacking the 2008 Farm Bill
Presentations by invited speakers on the provisions and implications of the
2008 Farm Bill.
September 3, 2008
Baseline Update for US Agricultural Markets (16 pages, 278 kb)
FAPRI-MU Report #10-08 This document serves as a mid-year update to
the 2008 FAPRI baseline prepared in January 2008. It reflects market
developments and incorporates estimate information available in early
August 2008.
July 23, 2008
Biofuels, Economic Implications (35 pages, 1.03 MB)
Presentation by Melvin Brees at the "Biofuels & Environmental Implications"
workshop at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents national
meeting/professional improvement conference.
July 15, 2008, Greensboro, NC.
Current Agricultural Market Outlook:
Crop Report Commentary
Decisive Marketing Newsletter
2008 U.S. Baseline Briefing Book
2008 World Agricultural Outlook
Farm-level Outlook
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