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Weekly Agricultural Policy Articles by Daryll E. Ray
Originally published in MidAmerica Farmer Grower
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December 2003
177 Where has all the wheat gone?
December 26, 2003 link to word file of article #177link to pdf file of article #177
176 Will trade liberalization bring about better prices for farmers worldwide?
December 19, 2003 link to word file of article #176link to pdf file of article #176
175 U.S. could lose significant wheat and sugar acreage under trade liberalization
December 12, 2003 link to word file of article #175link to pdf file of article #175
174 World Bank study: China becomes dependent on imports to feed its population. Really?
Decemer 5, 2003 link to word file of article #174link to pdf file of article #174
November 2003
173 World Bank study: Trade liberalization would shut down two-thirds of EU's grain and oilseed production
November 28, 2003link to word file of article #173link to pdf file of article #173
172 How will the court rulings on livestock checkoffs affect checkoffs for crops?
November 21, 2003link to word file of article #172link to pdf file of article #172
171 Livestock checkoff programs: What does the future hold?
November 14, 2003link to word file of article #171link to pdf file of article #171
170 Wilmington Bulk revisited: The cost of soybean meal
November 7, 2003 link to word file of article #170link to pdf file of article #170
October 2003
169 Current commodity programs: Are they for the producers or the users?
October 31, 2003 link to word file of article #169link to pdf file of article #169
168 Wilmington Bulk to import soymeal, corn and feed wheat
October 24, 2003 link to word file of article #168link to pdf file of article #168
167 2002 net farm income falls to 15 year low
October 17, 2003 link to word file of article #167link to pdf file of article #167
166 Changes in Australian ag support had little impact on total farm acreage
October 10, 2003 link to word file of article #166link to pdf file of article #166
165 Changes in Canadian ag support had little impact on total cropland acreage
October 3, 2003 link to word file of article #165link to pdf file of article #165
September 2003
164 Farm and non-farm industries react differently to price changes
September 26, 2003 link to word file of article #164link to pdf file of article #164
163 Food is matter of national security for all
September 19, 2003 link to word file of article #163link to pdf file of article #163
162 Rethinking US Ag Policy
September 12, 2003 link to word file of article #162link to pdf file of article #162
161 Mexico and corn
September 5, 2003
link to word file of article #161link to pdf file of article #161
August 2003
160 Elimination of agricultural subsidies
August 28, 2003 link to word file of article #160link to pdf file of article #160
159 Food Sovereignty
August 22, 2003 link to word file of article #159link to pdf file of article #159
158 China exports more agricultural products than it imports
August 15, 2003 link to word file of article #158link to pdf file of article #158
157 Imports gain increasing share of U.S. diet
August 8, 2003 link to word file of article #157link to pdf file of article #157
156 Food security
August 1, 2003 link to word file of article #156link to pdf file of article #156
July 2003
155 Aggregate acreage in Argentina like in the U.S.: Stable and always in use
July 25, 2003 link to word file of article #155link to pdf file of article #155
154 Wouldn’t it be nice?
July 18, 2003 link to word file of article #154link to pdf file of article #154
153 Major US export competitor in the distant future: EU? Brazil? It could be China!
July 11, 2003 link to word file of article #153link to pdf file of article #153
152 Multinationals continue to increase presence in Brazil
July 4, 2003link to word file of article #152link to pdf file of article #152
June 2003
151 International producer groups offer a competing proposal for WTO ag negotiations
June 27, 2003 link to word file of article #151link to pdf file of article #151
150 Dhaka Declaration: LDCs' Proposals for WTO
June 20, 2003 link to word file of article #150link to pdf file of article #150
149 U.S. Position on WTO Ag Negotiations
June 13, 2003 link to word file of article #149link to pdf file of article #149
148 Other industries have the tools needed to manage excess capacity
June 6, 2003 link to word file of article #148link to pdf file of article #148
May 2003
147 COOL and the Canadian BSE incident
May 30, 2003 link to word file of article #147link to pdf file of article #147
146 Cost of being COOL
May 23, 2003 link to word file of article #146link to pdf file of article #146
145 Alternatives ways to keep COOL
May 16, 2003 link to word file of article #145link to pdf file of article #145
144 Rural economic development and the location of government services
May 9, 2003 link to word file of article #144link to pdf file of article #144
143 Fighting malnutrition: use trade liberalization or increase local food production?
May 2, 2003 link to word file of article #143link to pdf file of article #143
April 2003
142 Corn fed domestically and shipped internationally
April 25, 2003 link to word file of article #142link to pdf file of article #142
141 Cargill opens soybean terminal at Santarem on the Amazon in Brazil
April 18, 2003 link to word file of article #141link to pdf file of article #141
140 What is the world price?
April 11, 2003 link to word file of article #140link to pdf file of article #140
139 Brazilian acreage potential is larger than previously thought
April 4, 2003 link to word file of article #139link to pdf file of article #139
March 2003
138 Three countries account for 88 percent of world corn trade
March 28, 2003 link to word file of article #138link to pdf file of article #138
137 Income-rich Saudi Arabia prefers grow-their-own food security
March 21, 2003 link to word file of article #137link to pdf file of article #137
136 Soybeans versus soybean complex
March 14, 2003