On June 1, 1998, President Clinton approved a three-year quota on wheat gluten imports from Australia, the European Union, and all other nonexcluded countries. The quota-remedy will be reviewed for possible extension for up to five additional years. The potential for extensions is an important...

The authors found that food retailers would incur sizeable incremental costs depending on the mix of labor and capital utilized if a dual tax structure was imposed. Thus, the tax savings to consumers then would be offset not only by the recoupment of the lost revenue by government, but also by...

Declining dairy cow populations in Georgia at a time when the human population is increasing lead to changes in the milk marketing system. A public policy initiative from state government to increase the number of large-scale dairies in Georgia has the potential to increase economic activity...

Industry response to Professor Goldberg's paper.

Discusses some of the necessary ingredients for an effective governmental regulatory policy.

The issue of whether or not to label will be a crucial one for the U.S. agricultural sector in the coming years. This paper develops a discussion of biotechnology in agriculture in the U.S., reports on the results of a survey to examine consumer response to labeling genetically modified foods,...

Sodium Ürtho-phenylphenate (SOPP) is a postharvest pesticide commonly used on citrus. SOPP poses some food safety risks and is currently in the Environmental Protection Agency's Stage IV of the pesticide re-registration process. Costs to the fresh grapefruit industry are estimated for increases...