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- 17Unterschultz, Jim
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- 10Novak, Frank
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- 7Jeffrey, Scott
- 7Lerohl, Mel
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1995
Richards, Timothy J., Jeffrey, Scott
This study investigates the use of hedonic pricing to identify the value of relevant production and type traits for dairy bulls in Alberta. A hedonic pricing model is estimated that models semen price as a function of individual production and longevity characteristics for a sample of Holstein...
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Implications of the Multilateral Trade Agreement for Canadian Agriculture: A Computable General Equilibrium Evaluation
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Veeman, Terry S., Veeman, Michele M., Adilu, Shiferaw
This study evaluates the impacts of the Uruguay Round Agreement (URA) on Canadian agriculture in a single-country general equilibrium framework. For this purpose a computable general equilibrium model of the Canadian economy that involves six agricultural and two non-agricultural sectors was...
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Investment Analysis of Agri-Food Ventures: What Risk Premia are Appropriate? The Silence of the Literature
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Unterschultz, Jim, Quagrainie, Kwamena K.
Financial principles of project investment analysis with the cost and benefit flows over time. Invariably, the correct future cash flows and exact risks are unknown. The agricultural academic literature devotes substantial energy to discussing the estimation of the cash flows but it is relatively...
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1998
Lerohl, Mel, Dunlevy, Kevin J.
This report examines market opportunities in British Columbia for Alberta produced table potatoes. The report also seeks (1) to assess the cost competitiveness of the Alberta table potato sector, compared with costs of potato production in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the...
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2000
The Canadian beef industry has stated objectives of improving beef quality and consumer satisfaction while reducing unit costs of production. Suggested methods for achieving these goals include working towards value based marketing and improved information flows between different market levels...
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1997
Unterschultz, Jim, Vincent, Michel, Veeman, Michele M., Kuperis, Peter
The Pacific Northwest of the United States, Washington and Oregon, constitutes a major export market for Western Canadian pork. Exports of fresh pork from British Columbia and Alberta to the Pacific Northwest increased from 16,491 tonnes in 1988 to 19,505 tonnes in 1995. The Pacific Northwest is...
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Pork Market Development Research Project: Market Potential for Alberta's Pork in Selected U.S. Markets
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Unterschultz, Jim, Veeman, Michele M.
The ethnic Asian market in Washington and Oregon constitutes a sizable niche market for fresh Canadian pork. Since California possesses a large population segment that originates from Asia, the characteristics of the ethnic Asian-origin market in the northern part of the State are also of...
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2000
Unterschultz, Jim, Novak, Frank
The structure of the Alberta hog industry has changed drastically over the past several decades. Historically, Alberta hog production was mainly comprised of many small and privately owned operations. Most hog farms continue to be privately owned and operated but the structure of Alberta's hog...
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Positioning for Trade Liberalization: Structure of Earnings, Comparative and Competitive Advantage of Agricultural Households in the United States and Canada
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Bollman, Ray, Calkins, Blaine, Barnard, Charles, Apedaile, L. Peter
Change in the earnings structure of agricultural households in North America is an important concern of policy makers in Canada and the United States. Earning structure reveals the strengths and weaknesses of households in the climate and policy change, competition and predation associated with...