Replaced with revised version of paper 02/15/11.

Simulations suggest that soybeans with less protein and more oil would alter quality and change quantities on the market. Substitution toward other protein feeds, like fishmeal, would mitigate the benefits from restricted soymeal supply. Thus, there would not be a net welfare gain for the United...

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This paper investigates the effect of a biomass crop introduction in a local market where field crops, cattle forage and biomass crops compete for the agricultural resources and determine land use. A simulation study for a State in the US (Minnesota) with extensive and diverse agricultural...

We examine the performance of maize import policy options in one of the poorest countries in Southern Africa. The results are shaped by unique features of Zambia’s maize market: production that is limited by risk and highly variable returns, and local marketing margins that increase with...