GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS UNDER THE 1985 FOOD SECURITY ACT

William Lin and Irving Starbird

No 269999, 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper estimates annual gains and losses from 1986 corn, wheat, rice and cotton programs and compares with those estimated for 1984 and 1985. Cost:Sto U.S. consumers and taxpayers outweight net gains to producers by $2.6 billion in 1986 -- Sl.1 billion smaller than the average for 1984 and 1985.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Food Security and Poverty; Political Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1987-08-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.269999

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