Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada

There is much in common between the agricultural sectors of the United States and Canada. This chapter begins with a brief background on the two sectors, then reviews their histories of farm policy developments before reporting new estimates of rat...

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Main Author: Gardner, Bruce
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-281852021-04-23T14:04:46Z Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada Gardner, Bruce ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GOODS AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES AGRICULTURAL INCOME AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AID PROGRAMS ANIMAL PRODUCTS AVERAGE PRICE AVERAGE PRICES BARLEY CLIMATE COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER INTERESTS CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY CORN COTTON CROP CROP AREA CROP INSURANCE CROP LOSSES CROP PRODUCTION CROP SUPPLY CROPLAND CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CROPS DAIRY FARMERS DAIRY INDUSTRY DAIRY PRODUCTION DAIRY PRODUCTS DEBT DISCOUNT PRICE DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EGGS ENERGY PRICE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT ETHANOL EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FAMILY FARMS FARM FARM HOUSEHOLD FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM POLICIES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARM SIZE FARM SUBSIDIES FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FEED FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FLOUR FOOD AID FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICES FOOD SAFETY FREE RIDER FREE RIDER PROBLEM FREE TRADE FRUITS GDP GDP DEFLATOR GENETICS GRAIN GRAIN MARKET GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAIN TRANSPORTATION GRAINS GRASSES HYBRID SEEDS IMPORT QUOTAS INCOME INCOMES INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LEGUMES LEMONS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT MAIZE MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET TRANSITION MARKET VALUE MARKETING MARKETING BOARD MARKETING COOPERATIVES MEAT MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE TRADE MONOPOLY NET EXPORTS OILSEEDS ORANGES PEANUTS PLANTING POLITICAL ECONOMY POULTRY PRICE FLOOR PRICE LEVELS PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRICE WAR PRICING POLICIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PROTECTIONISM QUOTAS RETAIL RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL SOCIOLOGY SALE SALES SOIL CONSERVATION SORGHUM SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SPREAD STOCKS SUBSTITUTE SUGAR SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SURPLUS SURPLUSES TARIFF BARRIERS TEXTILES TOBACCO TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY URUGUAY ROUND VALUE OF OUTPUT VEGETABLES WEALTH WHEAT WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO YIELDS There is much in common between the agricultural sectors of the United States and Canada. This chapter begins with a brief background on the two sectors, then reviews their histories of farm policy developments before reporting new estimates of rates of assistance to their farmers and their consequences for taxpayers and consumers. This is followed by an explanation of the politics behind the evolution and gyrations in farm policies in the two countries, and some speculation on the prospect for reform. Since the policy histories and their effects in the two countries are somewhat different, they are discussed sequentially in those sections. 2017-09-07T18:49:27Z 2017-09-07T18:49:27Z 2008-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/494961468337237055/Main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28185 English en_US Agricultural Distortions Working Paper;62 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Canada United States
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topic ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
AGRICULTURAL GOODS
AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS
AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURE
AID PROGRAMS
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
BARLEY
CLIMATE
COMMERCE
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER INTERESTS
CONSUMERS
COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY
CORN
COTTON
CROP
CROP AREA
CROP INSURANCE
CROP LOSSES
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP SUPPLY
CROPLAND
CROPPING
CROPPING PATTERNS
CROPS
DAIRY FARMERS
DAIRY INDUSTRY
DAIRY PRODUCTION
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEBT
DISCOUNT PRICE
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EGGS
ENERGY PRICE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT
ETHANOL
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FAMILY FARMS
FARM
FARM HOUSEHOLD
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARM INCOME
FARM POLICIES
FARM PRODUCTIVITY
FARM SIZE
FARM SUBSIDIES
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FEED
FERTILIZERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FLOUR
FOOD AID
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD SAFETY
FREE RIDER
FREE RIDER PROBLEM
FREE TRADE
FRUITS
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GENETICS
GRAIN
GRAIN MARKET
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAIN TRANSPORTATION
GRAINS
GRASSES
HYBRID SEEDS
IMPORT QUOTAS
INCOME
INCOMES
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR FORCE
LEGUMES
LEMONS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
MAIZE
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET TRANSITION
MARKET VALUE
MARKETING
MARKETING BOARD
MARKETING COOPERATIVES
MEAT
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
MONOPOLY
NET EXPORTS
OILSEEDS
ORANGES
PEANUTS
PLANTING
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POULTRY
PRICE FLOOR
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUPPORT
PRICE SUPPORTS
PRICE WAR
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCE
PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
PRODUCER PRICES
PROTECTIONISM
QUOTAS
RETAIL
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL SOCIOLOGY
SALE
SALES
SOIL CONSERVATION
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN
SOYBEANS
SPREAD
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTE
SUGAR
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
SURPLUS
SURPLUSES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TEXTILES
TOBACCO
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VEGETABLES
WEALTH
WHEAT
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
YIELDS
spellingShingle ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
AGRICULTURAL GOODS
AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS
AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURE
AID PROGRAMS
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
BARLEY
CLIMATE
COMMERCE
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER INTERESTS
CONSUMERS
COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY
CORN
COTTON
CROP
CROP AREA
CROP INSURANCE
CROP LOSSES
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP SUPPLY
CROPLAND
CROPPING
CROPPING PATTERNS
CROPS
DAIRY FARMERS
DAIRY INDUSTRY
DAIRY PRODUCTION
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEBT
DISCOUNT PRICE
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EGGS
ENERGY PRICE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT
ETHANOL
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FAMILY FARMS
FARM
FARM HOUSEHOLD
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARM INCOME
FARM POLICIES
FARM PRODUCTIVITY
FARM SIZE
FARM SUBSIDIES
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FEED
FERTILIZERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FLOUR
FOOD AID
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD SAFETY
FREE RIDER
FREE RIDER PROBLEM
FREE TRADE
FRUITS
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GENETICS
GRAIN
GRAIN MARKET
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAIN TRANSPORTATION
GRAINS
GRASSES
HYBRID SEEDS
IMPORT QUOTAS
INCOME
INCOMES
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR FORCE
LEGUMES
LEMONS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
MAIZE
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET TRANSITION
MARKET VALUE
MARKETING
MARKETING BOARD
MARKETING COOPERATIVES
MEAT
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
MONOPOLY
NET EXPORTS
OILSEEDS
ORANGES
PEANUTS
PLANTING
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POULTRY
PRICE FLOOR
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SUPPORT
PRICE SUPPORTS
PRICE WAR
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCE
PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
PRODUCER PRICES
PROTECTIONISM
QUOTAS
RETAIL
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL SOCIOLOGY
SALE
SALES
SOIL CONSERVATION
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN
SOYBEANS
SPREAD
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTE
SUGAR
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
SURPLUS
SURPLUSES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TEXTILES
TOBACCO
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE OF OUTPUT
VEGETABLES
WEALTH
WHEAT
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
YIELDS
Gardner, Bruce
Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
geographic_facet Canada
United States
relation Agricultural Distortions Working Paper;62
description There is much in common between the agricultural sectors of the United States and Canada. This chapter begins with a brief background on the two sectors, then reviews their histories of farm policy developments before reporting new estimates of rates of assistance to their farmers and their consequences for taxpayers and consumers. This is followed by an explanation of the politics behind the evolution and gyrations in farm policies in the two countries, and some speculation on the prospect for reform. Since the policy histories and their effects in the two countries are somewhat different, they are discussed sequentially in those sections.
format Working Paper
author Gardner, Bruce
author_facet Gardner, Bruce
author_sort Gardner, Bruce
title Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
title_short Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
title_full Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
title_fullStr Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
title_full_unstemmed Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the United States and Canada
title_sort distortions to agricultural incentives in the united states and canada
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/494961468337237055/Main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28185
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