Policy Pennings Weekly Agricultural Policy Column

December 2001

1. Year in Review: Our Export Competitors Increased Areage Despite Elimination of U.S. Acreage Set-Asides
2. December 28, 2001 #76
3. Year in Review: The Asian Crisis was not the Culprit in Farm Price/Income Problems
4. December 21, 2001 #75
5. Disconnection Between Agricultural Production and Consumption Needs
6. December 14, 2001 #74
7. Would a $2.08 Loan Rate for Corn Persuade You to Increase Your Production?
8. December 7, 2001 #73

November 2001

1. Reader Proposes $10 Billion a Year Farm Program
2. November 30, 2001 #72
3. GMOs: Let Consumers Decide
4. November 23, 2001 #71
5. Do Acreage Reduction Programs Restrict Farm Income?
6. November 16, 2001 #70
7. Dayton Farm Bill Proposal Introduces Issue of Production Controls
8. November 9, 2001 #69
9. Harkin Unveils Some Details of Farm Bill Proposal
10. November 2, 2001 #68

October 2001

1. Lugar Lobs Proposal into Farm Bill Debate
2. October 26, 2001 #67
3. Senate Ag Committee Resists Pressure to Adopt House Farm Bill
4. October 19, 2001 #66
5. Surprise! Domestic Crop Demand Outpaces Population Growth and Export Demand
6. October 12, 200 #65
7. Farm Bill Bipartisanship; But One Chamber at a Time
8. October 5, 2001 #64

September 2001

1. Deciphering USDA's Farm Policy Perspective
2. September 28, 2001 #63
3. GMOs: Blowin’ in the Wind
4. September 21, 2001 #62
5. Where Does Conservation Fit in the New Budget Ballgame?
6. September 14, 2001 #61
7. U.S. Corn Exports Show Little Effect from Exchange Rates
8. September 7, 2001 #60

August 2001

1. Exchange Rates: Are They the Soybean Market’s Whipping Boy or Culprit?
2. August 31, 2001 #59
3. Proposed Farm Bill: Looking in on Bedfellows
4. August 24, 2001 #58
5. House Proposal’s Conservation Sections Designed to Attract Farm and Non-Farm Support
6. August 17, 2001 #57
7. Ag Committee Seeks “Coalition of Interests” With Farm Bill Proposal
8. August 10, 2001 #56
9. House Ag Committee Races to Capture “Reserve Account” Funds
10. August 03, 2001 #55

July 2001

1. House Ag Committee Farm Bill Proposal Includes Counter-Cyclical Payments
2. July 27, 2001 #54
3. The United States as the Residual Supplier of Crops
4. July 20, 2001 #53
5. The Importance of International Supply Growth
6. July 13, 2001 #52
7. A Walk on the Supply Side
8. July 6, 2001 #51

June 2001

1. Have Exchange Rates Affected Brazilian Exports?
2. June 29, 2001 #50
3. Clearing the Market Appears to be Argentina's Export Policy
4. June 22, 2001 #49
5. Argentina’s Net Exports NOT South of Brazil(’s)
6. June 15, 2001 #48
7. Data Do Not Always Support Conventional Wisdom
8. June 08, 2001 #47
9. Our Export Competitors Harvest 36 Million More Acres Following 1996 FB
10. June 01, 2001 #46

May 2001

1. News Flash: World Demand for Grain Increased During Years of Asian Crisis
2. May 18, 2001 #45
3. Farm Policy or Agribusiness Policy
4. May 11, 2001 #44
5. Just the Check Please
6. May 4, 2001 #43

April 2001

1. Switch to a Niche and Other Options
2. Apr 27, 2001 #42
3. Let the Weather Do It
4. Apr 20, 2001 #41
5. Low Commodity Prices and Wiring the Production Throttle Wide Open
6. Apr 13, 2001 #40
7. Total Crop Demand Increases Very Little When Prices Decline Contributing Little to Market Self-Correction
8. Apr 6, 2001 #39

March 2001

1. Farm Policy Debaters Need to Identify Source of Price and Income Problems in Crop Agriculture Before Proposing Solutions
2. Mar 30, 2001 #38
3. Are We Prescribing Policy Without Knowing the Disease?
4. Mar 23, 2001 #37
5. Data Safari Shows That World Crop Demand Actually INCREASED During Last Four Years
6. Mar 16, 2001 #36
7. Straining at Gnats while Being Trampled by Elephants: Reduced Asian Demand vs. Increased Production
8. Mar 9, 2001 #35
9. The Asian Crisis and the Corn Market
10. Mar 2, 2001 #34

February 2001

1. The Asian Crisis and Soybean Markets
2. Feb 23, 2001 #33
3. The Asian Crisis and Rice Markets
4. Feb 16, 2001 #32
5. The Asian Crisis was Non-Event for World Wheat Markets
6. Feb 9, 2001 #31
7. Did the Asian Crisis Play a Role in the Sharp Decline in Cotton Pieces?
8. Feb 2, 2001 #30

January 2001

1. Impressions vs. reality: A Look at the First Two Years of the FAIR Act
2. Jan 26, 2001 #29
3. How Did the 1996 Farm Bill Come To Be: Short-Term Influences
4. Jan 19, 2001 #28
5. How did the 1996 Farm Bill Come To Be: Long-Term Influences
6. Jan 12, 2001 #27
7. Biobased fuels: Could Their Growth Have an Impact on Crop Agriculture?
8. Jan 5, 2001 #26

December 2001

1. Year in Review: Our Export Competitors Increased Areage Despite Elimination of U.S. Acreage Set-Asides
2. December 28, 2001 #76
3. Year in Review: The Asian Crisis was not the Culprit in Farm Price/Income Problems
4. December 21, 2001 #75
5. Disconnection Between Agricultural Production and Consumption Needs
6. December 14, 2001 #74
7. Would a $2.08 Loan Rate for Corn Persuade You to Increase Your Production?
8. December 7, 2001 #73

November 2001

1. Reader Proposes $10 Billion a Year Farm Program
2. November 30, 2001 #72
3. GMOs: Let Consumers Decide
4. November 23, 2001 #71
5. Do Acreage Reduction Programs Restrict Farm Income?
6. November 16, 2001 #70
7. Dayton Farm Bill Proposal Introduces Issue of Production Controls
8. November 9, 2001 #69
9. Harkin Unveils Some Details of Farm Bill Proposal
10. November 2, 2001 #68

October 2001

1. Lugar Lobs Proposal into Farm Bill Debate
2. October 26, 2001 #67
3. Senate Ag Committee Resists Pressure to Adopt House Farm Bill
4. October 19, 2001 #66
5. Surprise! Domestic Crop Demand Outpaces Population Growth and Export Demand
6. October 12, 200 #65
7. Farm Bill Bipartisanship; But One Chamber at a Time
8. October 5, 2001 #64

September 2001

1. Deciphering USDA's Farm Policy Perspective
2. September 28, 2001 #63
3. GMOs: Blowin’ in the Wind
4. September 21, 2001 #62
5. Where Does Conservation Fit in the New Budget Ballgame?
6. September 14, 2001 #61
7. U.S. Corn Exports Show Little Effect from Exchange Rates
8. September 7, 2001 #60

August 2001

1. Exchange Rates: Are They the Soybean Market’s Whipping Boy or Culprit?
2. August 31, 2001 #59
3. Proposed Farm Bill: Looking in on Bedfellows
4. August 24, 2001 #58
5. House Proposal’s Conservation Sections Designed to Attract Farm and Non-Farm Support
6. August 17, 2001 #57
7. Ag Committee Seeks “Coalition of Interests” With Farm Bill Proposal
8. August 10, 2001 #56
9. House Ag Committee Races to Capture “Reserve Account” Funds
10. August 03, 2001 #55

July 2001

1. House Ag Committee Farm Bill Proposal Includes Counter-Cyclical Payments
2. July 27, 2001 #54
3. The United States as the Residual Supplier of Crops
4. July 20, 2001 #53
5. The Importance of International Supply Growth
6. July 13, 2001 #52
7. A Walk on the Supply Side
8. July 6, 2001 #51

June 2001

1. Have Exchange Rates Affected Brazilian Exports?
2. June 29, 2001 #50
3. Clearing the Market Appears to be Argentina's Export Policy
4. June 22, 2001 #49
5. Argentina’s Net Exports NOT South of Brazil(’s)
6. June 15, 2001 #48
7. Data Do Not Always Support Conventional Wisdom
8. June 08, 2001 #47
9. Our Export Competitors Harvest 36 Million More Acres Following 1996 FB
10. June 01, 2001 #46

May 2001

1. News Flash: World Demand for Grain Increased During Years of Asian Crisis
2. May 18, 2001 #45
3. Farm Policy or Agribusiness Policy
4. May 11, 2001 #44
5. Just the Check Please
6. May 4, 2001 #43

April 2001

1. Switch to a Niche and Other Options
2. Apr 27, 2001 #42
3. Let the Weather Do It
4. Apr 20, 2001 #41
5. Low Commodity Prices and Wiring the Production Throttle Wide Open
6. Apr 13, 2001 #40
7. Total Crop Demand Increases Very Little When Prices Decline Contributing Little to Market Self-Correction
8. Apr 6, 2001 #39

March 2001

1. Farm Policy Debaters Need to Identify Source of Price and Income Problems in Crop Agriculture Before Proposing Solutions
2. Mar 30, 2001 #38
3. Are We Prescribing Policy Without Knowing the Disease?
4. Mar 23, 2001 #37
5. Data Safari Shows That World Crop Demand Actually INCREASED During Last Four Years
6. Mar 16, 2001 #36
7. Straining at Gnats while Being Trampled by Elephants: Reduced Asian Demand vs. Increased Production
8. Mar 9, 2001 #35
9. The Asian Crisis and the Corn Market
10. Mar 2, 2001 #34

February 2001

1. The Asian Crisis and Soybean Markets
2. Feb 23, 2001 #33
3. The Asian Crisis and Rice Markets
4. Feb 16, 2001 #32
5. The Asian Crisis was Non-Event for World Wheat Markets
6. Feb 9, 2001 #31
7. Did the Asian Crisis Play a Role in the Sharp Decline in Cotton Pieces?
8. Feb 2, 2001 #30

January 2001

1. Impressions vs. reality: A Look at the First Two Years of the FAIR Act
2. Jan 26, 2001 #29
3. How Did the 1996 Farm Bill Come To Be: Short-Term Influences
4. Jan 19, 2001 #28
5. How did the 1996 Farm Bill Come To Be: Long-Term Influences
6. Jan 12, 2001 #27
7. Biobased fuels: Could Their Growth Have an Impact on Crop Agriculture?
8. Jan 5, 2001 #26