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| Title: | UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HERBICIDE COSTS: IMPACTS ON NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS |
| Authors: | Taylor, Richard D.
Koo, Won W. |
| Authors (Email): | Koo, Won W. (wkoo@ndsuext.nodak.edu) |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Herbicide Costs
Trade armonization
North Dakota Representative Farm
Land Value
Pesticides |
| Issue Date: | 2001 |
| Series/Report no.: | Agribusiness and Applied Economics Report No. 456 |
| Abstract: | Pesticides have become a major farm production cost over the past 25 years. There are price and label differences for agricultural herbicides between the United States and Canada. Trade names are different in some cases, label restrictions vary, and weights and measures are different. The reasons for the price differences are unclear. Whether they are due to increased costs in labeling requirements, different levels of competition and use, or market segmentation is not determined. The largest total impact of using lower priced Canadian herbicide is on HRSW, followed by durum and corn. The largest per acre impact is for canola, corn, and HRSW. Herbicides with the largest total impact are Puma, followed by Roundup and Fargo. Net farm income for large, medium, and small size representative farms would increase 3.8%, 4.6%, and 5.2%, respectively, if Canadian priced herbicides could be used in the United States. The statewide impact is $1.46 per acre, but regional or individual impacts could be much greater depending on crops grown or the specific weed problem faced by the individual producer. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/23634 |
| Institution/Association: | North Dakota State University>Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics>Agribusiness & Applied Economics Report |
| Total Pages: | 11 |
| Language: | English |
| Collections: | Agribusiness & Applied Economics Report
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