Evaluation of US agricultural policy reform is complicated by the interaction of price support programs and production constraints. Researchers have typically presumed that price support policies as observed in the US wheat program increase the producer incentive at the margin,' however, little...

During 1985-93 the U.S. Government provided $4.9 billion in subsidies to targeted foreign buyers of U.S. wheat under its Export Enhancement Program (EEP). The subsidies averaged $31 per metric ton, or about 25 percent of the U.S. price. The EEP generates a small gain to U.S. farmers, compared to...

During 1985-93 the U.S. Government provided $4.9 billion in subsidies to targeted foreign buyers of U.S. wheat under its Export Enhancement Program (EEP). The subsidies averaged $31 per metric ton, or about 25 percent of the U.S. price. The EEP generates a small gain to U.S. farmers, compared to...

Evaluation of US agricultural policy reform is complicated by the interaction of price support programs and production constraints. Researchers have typically presumed that price support policies as observed in the US wheat program increase the producer incentive at the margin,' however, little...