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Agriculture and Food Policy Systems Workshop 1998
Economic Harmonization in the Canadian/U.S./Mexican Grain-Livestock Subsector
Lake Louise, Manitoba, Canada 1998
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The fourth Agriculture and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop was April 22-25, 1998, in Lake Louise, Canada. This conference focused on the integration of the grain/livestock sectors across the three countries. It was attended by policy economists from universities and governments, and business/interest group representatives from each of the three signatories of NAFTA. The coordinators of the workshop were: Ron Knutson, Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University; KarlMeilke, University of Guelph; Fred Woods, CSREES/USDA, Washington, D.C.; Jack Gellner, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa; and Al Loyns, Prairie Horizons Ltd., Winnipeg.
Economic Harmonization in the Canadian/U.S./Mexican Grain-Livestock Subsector. R.M.A. Loyns, Ronald D. Knutson, and Karl Meilke, eds. Proceedings of the Fourth Agricultural and Food Policy Systems Information Workshop. Winnipeg, Canada: Friesen Printers, December 1998. The workshop organizers wish to thank Farm Foundation, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the United States Department of Agriculture (CSREES, FAS, AMS), Cargill Limited, the Royal Bank of Canada and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool for generously providing funding for this workshop and the dissemination of its proceedings. |
Competitiveness in the Canadian/U.S./Mexican Grain-Livestock Subsector — Ronald D. Knutson
Full Proceedings (Large File 1,143K) –edited by R.M.A. Lyons, Ronald D. Knutson and Karl Meilke
Executive Summary –edited by R.M.A. Loyns, Ronald D. Knutson and Karl Meilke
| Section 1 –Economic Perspectives on Competitiveness |
“Economic Perspectives on Competitiveness under NAFTA and WTO” –Thomas L. Sporleder and Larry J. Martin
Discussion –Economic Perspectives on competitiveness Under WTO, NAFTA, and FTAA –Murry Fulton
| Section 2 –Structural Developments in the Grain-Livestock Subsector |
“Structural Developments in the U.S. Grain Subsector” –Gary Adams and Linda Young
“Structural Developments in the Canadian Grains and Oilseeds Sector” –Kurt Klein and Gary Storey
Discussion –Canadian Seed Trade Association –Bill Leask
Discussion –Sparks Companies, Inc. –Ron Gibson
“The North American Livestock Industry: A U.S. Perspective” –David Anderson, James Mintert, and Gary Brester
“Structural Developments in the Canadian Livestock Subsector: Strategic Positioning Within the Continental Market” –Jill E. Hobbs and William A. Kerr
Discussion –National Cattlemen’s Beef Association –Chuck Lambert
Discussion –Cargill Limited –Barb Isman
Discussion –National Pork Producers Council –Steve Meyer
Discussion –Canadian Pork Council –Martin Rice
An Overview of Some of the Comments from the General Discussion
“Structural Developments in the Mexican Grain-Livestock Subsector: The Grain and Oilseed Subsector” –Beatriz Avalos-Sartorio
“Structural Developments in the Mexican Livestock Subsector: The Case of Feeder Cattle and Beef Production” –Roberto Aceves-Avila and Enrique Lopez Lopez
“Small-Scale Corn and Livestock Mexican Farmers” –Antonio Yunez-Naude
Discussion –SERFIN –Salomon Salcedo-Baca
| Section 3 –Transportation |
“Future Transportation Developments in the U.S./Canada/Mexico Grains-Livestock Subsector Under NAFTA & WTO” –Barry E. Prentice and William W. Wilson
Discussion –AGRI Industries –Marty J. McVey
| Section 4 –Institutional Factors Influencing Harmonization and Competitiveness |
“Agriculture, Trade and Structural Policy under NAFTA and WTO” –Don McClatchy and Dave Schweikhardt
“Environmental Policy Considerations in the Grain/Livestock Subsectors in Canada, Mexico and the United States” –Dave Ervin and Glenn Fox
| Section 5 –Implications, Research Needs and Future Direction |
Discussion –American Farm Bureau Federation –Terry Francil
Discussion –Saskatchewan Wheat Pool –Shelly Thompson
Discussion –Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Mexico –Roberto Aceves-Avila
Discussion –Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada –Ken Ash
Discussion –National Cattlemen’s Beef Association –Chuck Lambert
An Overview of Some of the Comments from the General Discussion