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Marketing Profiles
Short industry profiles on important California commodities
with an emphasis on production, marketing, consumption,
value added, trade and price trends for these commodities
in the last one to two decades.
The direct economic effects of a policy to provide government subsidized price discounts for the purchase of fruit and vegetable by food stamp recipients.
January 2008 (pdf, 88kb) Karen M. Jetter.
This study evaluates the direct benefits and costs to consumers and producers from changes in prices, consumption and production, of a policy to offer government price discounts on fresh fruit and vegetable to food stamp recipients.
Effects of Price Premiums for Multiple Product Attributes on Product Quality: California Processing Tomatoes (Nov. 2006, pdf, 81 kb) Corinne Alexander, Rachael E. Goodhue, Sandeep Mohapatra, and Gordon C. Rausser.
EU
Support Reductions Would Benefit California Tomato Growers
and Processors (October - December 2006 California Agriculture,
pdf, 5.75 mb)
Bradley J.Rickard and Daniel A. Sumner. Simulation model
results from a 50 percent reduction in European Union trade
barriers and subsidies.
Political
Market Power of Milk Producers Reflected in U.S. Milk Pricing
Regulations (July 2006.pdf 1.06mb) by Byeong-Il Ahn
and Daniel A. Sumner. This paper assesses the political
market power of milk producers relative to buyers in two
ways.
Wine
on the Web, Susanne Stricker's thesis (in English.)
Institut für Agrarökonomie der Christian- Albrechts-Universität
zu Kiel. December 2003.pdf
Wine
on the Web in a Global Market: A Comparison of E-Commerce
Readiness and Use in Australia, California and Germany.
S. Stricker, University of Kiel, Germany; D.A. Sumner, Agricultural
Issues Center, University of California; R.A.E. Mueller,
University of Kiel, Germany. Paper presented at the IFTEA
Conference, Debrecen, Hungary. July 2003
An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits
to Consumers and Growers from the
Consumption of Recommended Amounts and Types of Fruits and
Vegetables for Cancer Prevention (pdf,
html)
(Final Report prepared for the California Department
of Health Services Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section)
by Karen M. Jetter, James A. Chalfant and Daniel A. Sumner,
2004.
This study examines the direct economic benefits and costs
of Californian consumers adopting four alternative recommended
diets: the very minimum 5-a-day recommendation for fruits
and vegetables, the 5-a-day commodity sub-group recommendations
for a cancer prevention diet, the 7-a-day minimum recommendation
for men and active women, and the 7-a-day commodity sub-group
recommendations for a cancer prevention diet.
An Economic Survey of the Wine and
Winegrape Industry in the United States and Canada.
(pdf)
Paper by Daniel A. Sumner , Helene Bombrun, Julian M. Alston,
and Dale Heien
Revised draft December 2, 2001
Economic Consequences of European
Union Processing Tomato Subsidies (pdf)
Daniel A. Sumner, Bradley J. Rickard, and David S. Hart
analyze the impacts of EU processed tomato industry export
subsidies, import barriers, and domestic subsidies on EU
producers, consumers and taxpayers and on processed tomato
market participants outside the EU.
Agriculture in the Sacramento
Region, Trends and Prospects
This link provides a detailed portrait of agriculture in
the lower Sacramento Valley, and of the economic and policy
trends that are shaping its future.
Agricultural Exports for California
This link provides information on the history, methods and
resulting data from the AIC effort to develop methods that
result in more accurate statistics for international exports
of California agricultural products.
AIC Wine and Winegrape Research
This webpage provides results from AIC research on wine
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AIC ISSUES BRIEFS
California's
International Agricultural Exports in 2005 (no.31,
April 2007, pdf)
by Omid Rowhani and Daniel A. Sumner
In 2005 California’s agricultural exports surpassed $9 billion for the
first time. The data reported in this AIC Issues Brief describe international
agricultural exports for 2005, and revisions for 2003 and 2004.
California's
International Agricultural Exports in 2004 (no.30,
Nov. 2005, pdf)
by José E. Bervejillo and Daniel A. Sumner
In 2004 California’s agricultural exports surpassed $8 billion for the
first time. This represents a 9 percent increase over 2003 and a 25 percent increase
over 2002. The data reported in this AIC Issues Brief describe international
agricultural exports for 2004 and revisions for 2002 and 2003.
Does 5-a-Day Pay?
(no.27, Sept. 2004, pdf)
by Karen M. Jetter, James A. Chalfant and Daniel A. Sumner.
Study examines potential Gains to Growers from Increasing
Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables to Recommended Levels
in a Cancer Prevention Diet.
The
2002 Census of Agriculture: A Wealth of Useful Data
(no.26, Aug. 2004, pdf)
by Daniel A. Sumner, Henrich Brunke, José E. Bervejillo.
The recently released 2002 Census of Agriculture provides
a wealth of new information that will help frame production,
marketing and policy decisions about American agriculture.
Californias International
Agricultural Exports in 2002 (no.23, 2003, pdf)
José E. Bervejillo and Daniel A. Sumner.
The value of Californias agricultural exports in 2002
remained unchanged from 2001 at about $6.5 billion. The
data reported in this AIC Issues Brief describe international
agricultural exports for 2002 as well as revisions for 2000
and 2001.
Potential Gains to Producers
from New Uses for Whey (no. 20, 2003, pdf)
Fiona M. Hutchinson, Joseph V. Balagtas, John M. Krochta,
Daniel A. Sumner present research and development (R&D)
affecting the dairy industry with new uses for agricultural
raw materials. This issues brief reports on the potential
economic contributions of one set of such innovations.
California's International
Agricultural Exports in 2001 (no. 19, 2003, pdf)
Jose E. Bervejillo and Daniel A. Sumner examine California's
year 2001 international agricultural exports using new data
from the continuing AIC effort to produce accurate export
statistics for the state.
What Determines the
Price of Wine? The Value of Grape Characteristics and Wine
Quality Assessments (no. 18, 2003, pdf)
Helene Bombrun and Daniel A. Sumner consider how information
about grape characteristics and wine assessments affects
wine prices.
California's Year 2000
International Agricultural Exports (no 17, 2001, pdf)
Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Jose E. Bervejillo, and Daniel A. Sumner
examine California's year 2000 international agricultural
exports using new data from the continuing AIC effort to
produce accurate export statistics for the state.
Emergent E-Commerce
in Agriculture (no. 14, 2000, pdf)
Rolf A.E. Mueller provides some background, some current
facts, and some interpretation of the role of e-commerce
in agriculture.
California's 1999 International
Agricultural Exports (no. 13, 2000, pdf)
Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Daniel A. Sumner and Justin Tamony
provide updated export data for 1999 and present highlights
from the five years of data compiled by AIC through its
effort to develop more accurate methods of producing agricultural
export statistics for California.
Contract Use in the
California Winegrape Economy (no. 11, 1999, pdf)
Rachael Goodhue, Dale Heien and Hyunok Lee describe the
use of contracts in the California winegrape industry, drawing
on an AIC survey of 12,000 growers in the state.
Data on California's
1998 Agricultural Exports (no.10, 1999, pdf)
Nicolai Kuminoff, Tiffany Bunney, David S. Hart and Daniel
A. Sumner provide updated export data for 1998 from the
continuing AIC effort to develop methods for producing more
accurate agricultural export statistics for California.
Improved Data on Californias
Agricultural Exports (no. 8, 1998, html)
Daniel A. Sumner, Heather Benson, David Hart and Nick Kuminoff
summarize results from a larger AIC project that provided
a more solid statistical basis for conclusions about the
states agricultural exports from 1995-1997.
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AIC QUARTERLY ARTICLES
(You may have to browse the Quarterly to find the indicated
article.)
Volume
18 No.2, 2004 (pdf)
Study examines costs and benefits of healthy diets
UC studies cost of producing small grains and winter forage
for silage
AIC Issues Brief analyzes pistachio marketing order
Volume 17, No. 1,
2003 (pdf)
Food labeling lacks consistency
Long-term scenarios for California agriculture explored
Analysis shows another difficult year for exports
Volume 16, No. 4,
2002 (pdf)
Effects of the farm bill on California commodities
Implications for California dairying
Volume 16, No. 3,
2002 (pdf)
Grape location drives California wine prices
Wine industry contracts increase between growers and processors
Volume 16, No. 2,
2002 (pdf)
New whey uses explored
Volume 16, No 1, 2002
(pdf)
AgMRC Advisory Council helps define projects at San Diego
meeting
New walnut economic analysis available
Volume 15, No. 3,
2001 (pdf)
Wine industry faces short-term economic challenges
USDA grant will boost value-added agriculture
Volume 15, No. 1,
2001 (pdf)
New AIC Project to Look at Tomato Industry
Center Study Examines EU Tomato Subsidies
Volume 14, No. 4,
2000 (pdf)
E-Commerce and Agriculture: Executive Seminar
New AIC Publication Views Ag E-Commerce
New "Measure of California Ag" Now Takes Two Forms
Annual Outlook for Wine and Winegrapes
Volume 14, No. 3,
2000 (pdf)
New Center Publication Portrays Regional Ag
Center Updates State Ag Export Statistics
Volume 14, No. 2,
2000 (pdf)
December Date for Executive Seminar
Volume 13, No. 3, 1999 (html)
Executive Seminar Looks at Trend to Global Retailers
Another Year's Data Added to State Ag Export Estimates
Volume 13, No. 2, 1999 (html)
UC Executive Seminar Set for Mid-December
Wine Outlook Workshop: Markets, Contracts, Labor
Volume 13, No. 1, 1999 (html)
Winegrape Outlook Workshop Scheduled
Volume 12, No. 4, 1998 (html)
Executive Seminar Covers Food Marketing System
Volume 12, No. 3, 1998 (html)
New Export Statistics Reported by AIC
Volume 12, No. 2, 1998 (html)
AIC-Generated Export Statistics
Volume 12, No. 1, 1998 (html)
1998 Executive Seminar Announced
Volume 11, No. 3, 1997
(html)
New Center Publication Spotlights State's Foreign Agricultural
Markets
Export Data Project Teams AIC and CDFA
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RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
Effects
of Milk Marketing Order Regulation on the Share of Fluid-Grade
Milk in the United States (html) by Joseph V. Balagtas,
Aaron Smith, and Daniel A. Sumner. May 2007, Forthcoming
in AJAE. This study presents an econometric model that
exploits regional and temporal variation in policy implementation
to identify the effect of marketing orders on the grade
A share of milk.
Domestic
Support and Border Measures for Processed Horticultural
Products (html) by Bradley J. Rickard
and Daniel A. Sumner. This study models reform of agricultural
policies that apply to different stages along the vertical
supply chain and show the importance of even limited
input substitution between raw materials and other inputs.
April 2007.
Economic
Impact of the Canadian Cattle and Beef Industry of a
Disruption of Exports of Boxed Beef to the United States (doc)
Daniel A. Sumner and José Bervejillo. This report
evaluates the potential damage to the Canadian cattle
and beef industry if legal challenges were to halt exports
of boxed beef from Canada to the United States in the
near future. August 2005.
Alpaca Lies? Do Alpacas Represent
the Latest Speculative Bubble in Agriculture? (pdf)
by T.L. Saitone and R.J. Sexton, September 2005.
A
Multinomial Logit Framework to Estimating Bid Shading in
Procurement Auctions, With Application to Cattle Sales in
the Texas Panhandle (pdf)
by Crespi, J.M. and R.J. Sexton. Working Paper, University
of California, Davis, June 2004.
Supermarket
Fluid Milk Pricing Practices in the Western United States
(pdf)
Paper by Carman, H.F. and R.J. Sexton. Agribusiness, in
press (2004).
An
Alternative Natural Beef Production System (pdf)
A Differentiation Strategy for California Producers
and Packers by Ricardo Verazza Paganini. ARE Update No.
8, Vol. 1, Sept./Oct. 2004. University of California Department
of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Trends
in U.S. Fresh Produce Marketing (ppt)
PowerPoint presentation by Roberta Cook, Keynote Speaker,
California Fresh Produce and Floral Council, Oakland, California,
September 13, 2004. Value-added (fresh-cut produce) is emphasized
Explaining
Disparities in the Cost of Healthier Foods (ppt)
Slides from a presentation by Karen M. Jetter and Diana
L. Cassady at the American Agricultural Economics Association
meetings in Denver, Colorado, August 2, 2004.
United States' Agricultural
Systems: An Overview of U.S. Dairy Policy (pdf)
Paper by Daniel A. Sumner and Joseph V. Balagtas published
in the Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences.
2002
The
Effects of the Northeast Dairy Compact on Producers and
Consumers, with Implications for Compact Contagion (html)
Paper by Joseph V. Balagtas and Daniel A. Sumner published
in the Spring/Fall 2003 volume of the Review of Agricultural
Economics.
California Agriculture 2001: Trends
and Issues (pdf)
Slides from a presentation by Daniel A. Sumner to the California
Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural
Appraisers, April 27, 2001.
The Agricultural Issues Center's Winegrape
Outlook Workshop III (html)
This site contains papers and abstracts from the workshop
held in Oakville, California, October 25, 2000.
The Agricultural Policy Outlook
(pdf)
Slides from the presentation by Joseph W. Glauber on the
U.S. agricultural policy outlook, October 26, 2000.
Agriculture in an E-Commerce World
(html)
This site contains presentations and background
material from the UC Executive Seminar "Agriculture
in an E-Commerce World," held
December 4th, 2000 in Sacramento, California and co-hosted
by the Agricultural Issues Center and the UC Center for
Cooperatives.
Analysis of Yield and
Revenue Insurance for California Vegetables (pdf)
Outline from the Presentation by Nicolai V. Kuminoff to
the Western Growers Association on July 26, 2000 (revised
from a project by Corinne Alexander and Nicolai V. Kuminoff).
Contracts, Quality, and Industrialization
in Agriculture: Hypotheses and Empirical Analysis of the
California Winegrape Industry (pdf)
Paper by Rachael E. Goodhue, Dale M. Heien, Hyunok Lee and
Daniel A. Sumner, revised December 25, 2000.
Dairy
Policies and Trade: Implications for the Next WTO Negotiations
A Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural
Economics, Co-edited by John Beghin and Daniel A. Sumner.
Copies can be ordered from the CJAE website http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/aic-journals/.
The Effect of the Northeast Dairy
Compact on Producers and Consumers, with Implications of
Compact Contagion (pdf)
Paper by Joseph V. Balagtas and Daniel A. Sumner, 2000.
Ex ante Economics of Exotic Disease
Policy: Citrus Canker in California (pdf)
Draft paper by Karen M. Jetter, Daniel A. Sumner and Edwin
L. Civerolo, prepared for presentation at the Conference:
Integrating
Risk Assessment and Economics for Regulatory Decisions,
USDA, Washington, DC, December 7, 2000.
Farmland, Urbanization, and Agriculture
in the Sacramento Region (pdf)
A paper prepared by Alvin D. Sokolow and Nicolai V. Kuminoff
for the Capitol Region Institute, Sacramento Regional Futures
Compendium. This paper uses recent data on land use, agricultural
production and population growth to discuss the future of
agriculture in the Sacramento Region.
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OTHER AIC PUBLICATIONS
The books and videos listed below are produced by the UC Agricultural Issues Center and are available in many libraries. Contact AIC (agissues@ucdavis.edu) if you are unable to locate a copy.
The Measure of California Agriculture summary
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Shaping Agriculture in the 21st Century (1995) |
Financing Agriculture in California's New Risk Environment,
Proceedings, 1993 Conference (1994) |
Agriculture in California - On the Brink of a New
Millennium, 1990-2010 (1990) |
California's Beef Industry (1991) |
California's Dairy Industry: Part I: Organization
& Structure (1992) |
California's Dairy Industry Part II: Challenges &
Opportunities (1994) |
California's Rice Industry (Revised 1994) |
California's Canned Fruit Industry (1992) |
VIDEOS
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Shaping Agriculture in the 21st Century Symposium
Proceedings / Shaping Agriculture: California's Role
Video |
Shaping Agriculture: California's Role (9 min)
An introductory glimpse at the issues faced by global agriculture
in the 21st century using California as a test case for the
interaction of population, resources and technology. 1995 |
Creation of the New Lending Environment (11 min)
Provides a brief look at historical agricultural and banking
events contributing to current lending environment. 1993 |
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RELATED LINKS
AIC
Director Daniel A. Sumner's University of California, Davis,
Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty Webpage
AIC
Associate Director Jerome B. Siebert's University of California,
Berkeley, Agricultural and Resource Economics Webpage
California Agricultural
Statistics Service
California Department of
Food and Agriculture
United States International
Trade Commission Online Trade Database
Statistics
Canada Online Trade Database
United States Department
of Agriculture
United States Department
of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
United States Department
of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States Department
of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
Wine Economics
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