ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT IN WHEAT

D. Demcey Johnson, George K. Flaskerud, Richard D. Taylor and Vidyashankara Satyanarayana

No 23437, Agricultural Economics Reports from North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics

Abstract: Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), commonly known as scab, has been a severe problem for wheat producers in recent years. This study estimates the economic value of crop losses suffered by wheat producers in the 1990s. Nine states and three wheat classes are included in the analysis, which considers the effects of scab on both production and average prices received. The cumulative value of losses (1991-97) in scab-affected regions is estimated at $1.3 billion. Two states, North Dakota and Minnesota, account for over two-thirds of these dollar losses.

Keywords: Production; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.23437

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