Country of Origin Labeling: Evaluating the Impacts on U.S. and World Markets

Keithly Jones, Agapi Somwaru and James B. Whitaker

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2009, vol. 38, issue 3, 9

Abstract: A provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 requires country of origin labeling (COOL) for certain agricultural commodities. To comply with the law, producers, processors, and retailers face additional production costs associated with labeling, separating, and tracking commodities. Using estimated costs provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), we simulate the impacts of mandatory COOL on U.S. and global agricultural markets using a global static general equilibrium model (STAGEM). The results show resource adjustments that lead to decreases in production, consumption, and trade flows. The results assume no demand premium for labeled commodities relative to unlabeled commodities.

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Date: 2009
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