Michigan: A State at the Intersection of the Debate Over Full Planting Flexibility

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英文名称：

Michigan: A State at the Intersection of the Debate Over Full Planting Flexibility

作者：

Suzanne D. Thornsbury""url":0; Lourdes Martinez""url":0; David B. Schweikhardt""url":0;

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/api/publications/v1.0?page=39&items_per_page=20&sort_by=releaseDate&sort_order=DESC&series=AP%2CCCR%2CEB%2CEIB%2CERR%2CTB

关键词：

Michigan;  agricultural policy;  planting restrictions;  fruits;  vegetables;  wild rice; 

年份：

2007

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

58

语种：

English

摘要：

Greater flexibility in U.S. farm programs with elimination of the restriction on the planting of fruit and vegetable (FAVR) crops is likely to be a major issue in congressional 2007 farm policy discussions. Michigan is a state with a wide range of both FAVR and program crops planted under the current policy. To capture the diversity of situa-tions that would apply among crops covered by the current policy, this research has examined a broad set of Michigan FAVR crops (dry beans, pickling cucumbers, processing tomatoes, fresh market tomatoes, squash, and blueberries). We evaluate both those factors that are likely to prevent the entry of Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) crop producers into the production of FAVR crops (barriers to entry or disincentives) and those factors that are likely to encourage DCP crop producers to enter the production of FAVR crops (inducements to entry or incentives). The balance will determine the likely outcome from elimination of the FAVR. With the excep-tion of dry beans, a change in the FAVR would provide only small (or no) positive incentives for DCP crop pro-ducers to enter the production of FAVR crops. Similarly, barriers to entry would, in many cases, be high enough to significantly limit, or even prohibit, movement of DCP crop producers into the markets for FAVR crops. When considering these factors in combination, only dry beans appear to have the potential for entry of a significant number of new producers. In most other cases, the probability of entry by new producers appears to be low. Even with a low or zero response in total supply, equity issues will likely still arise.This study was conducted by Michigan State University under a cooperative research contract with USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS): contract number 43-3AEK-5-80048 (ERS project representative: Barry Krissoff). The study was partially funded by a grant from the California Institute for the Study of Specialty Crops. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ERS or USDA.