This paper provides an overview of regulations and industry practices relating to grain quality in Canada's barley sector. Special attention is devoted to malting barley. Topics include: supply and disposition of barley in Canada; role of institutions (Canadian Grain Commission and Canadian Wheat...

Greater sophistication of buyers in the wheat market has increased demands for higher quality wheats and focused attention on the consistency of the quality of wheat purchased. In this study, the variability of wheat quality characteristics was examined at different stages of the marketing...

The purpose of this study is to identify and investigate alternative fresh and frozen fillet markets for tilapia within the region. The competition for this market is primarily an imported product from Asia and Central America. Total imports plus domestic production has increased from 16.95...

This report represents a continuation in investigating factors that influence the economics of livestock production in North Dakota.

This report evaluates the U.S. carrot market using a quadratic programming algorithm. North Dakota ships carrots locally and to Minnesota under both the base and 1,000 acre scenarios. North Dakota starts to ship carrots to Illinois as it produces more under other alternative scenarios. This...

Provisions of sunflower production contracts in North Dakota and Minnesota are summarized in this report. A procedure which can be used to compare the economic value of contracts is also presented. Extensive commercial production of sunflowers is relatively recent. Contracts provide growers with...

This study was conducted to determine risk efficient production strategies for crop and livestock producers who have the opportunity to produce wheat as a dual-purpose forage and grain crop. Empirical data obtained from field trials were incorporated into an integrated crop and livestock...