THE ROLE OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN A CHANGING EXPORT MARKET

Gerald L. Horner, Daniel S. Putler and Susan E. Garifo

No 277681, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Irrigated acreage in the United States would increase by 5.5 million acres if export demand for agricultural products increased by 90 percent, according to analytical research projections reported here. Ground water use would increase by 42 percent. This analysis of the effect of increased export demand for agriculture commodities on irrigated agriculture also projects substantial increases in ground water pumping costs for the Mountain and Northern Plains regions.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 1985-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277681

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