AgEcon Search

AgEcon Search >
       North Dakota State University >
          Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics >
             Staff Papers >

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://purl.umn.edu/23651

Title: ECONOMICS OF PRODUCING FOR AN IDENTITY-PRESERVED (IP) GRAIN MARKET
Authors: Gustafson, Cole R.
Authors (Email): Gustafson, Cole R. (cgustafs@ndsuext.nodak.edu)
Keywords: identity-preserved
crop production
economics
marketing
certified seed
Issue Date: 2002
Series/Report no.: Staff Paper No. AAE 02002
Abstract: Demand for identity-preserved (IP) crops produced by Northern Plains farmers is increasing. Buyers are willing to pay a premium for grains that can be guaranteed to possess a unique characteristic. Several general crop management practices apply to crops raised for IP. These include greater investment in segregated storage facilities, more meticulous production, isolation, added cleaning/sorting, documentation, greater testing, additional marketing, and risks of liability. To illustrate, the economics of producing certified seed for sale to other farmers is used as an example of IP grain production. Many of the concepts and specific practices of certified seed production are applicable to most IP crops raised.
URI: http://purl.umn.edu/23651
Institution/Association: North Dakota State University>Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics>Staff Papers
Total Pages: 15
Language: English
Collections:Staff Papers

Files in This Item:

File SizeFormat
ae02002.pdf764KbPDFView/Open
Recommend this item

All items in AgEcon Search are protected by copyright.

 

 

Brought to you by the University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics and the University of Minnesota Libraries with cooperation from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

All papers are in Acrobat (.pdf) format. Get Adobe Reader

Contact Us

Powered by: