Publication Date:
2016-12-07
Description:
The Agricultural Act of 2014 replaced dairy product price supports and countercyclical income support payments with the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers. Using farm-level data, producer decisions and aggregate policy costs under a variety of risk environments and policy design alternatives are simulated. Fixed premium rates may result in budget outlays that are substantially higher than for equivalent variable-rate insurance subsidized at levels observed in revenue-based crop insurance policies. Due to the absence of adjusted gross income or production eligibility constraints, a significant portion of benefits may accrue to a small share of large dairy farms.
Keywords:
Q11 - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis
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Prices, Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets, Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing
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Cooperatives
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Agribusiness
Print ISSN:
2040-5790
Electronic ISSN:
2040-5804
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Economics
