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Simulating the U.S. Impacts of Alternative Asian Soybean Rust Treatment Regimes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Robert C. Johansson ,
Michael J. Livingston ,
John Westra  and
Kurt Guidry
Robert C. Johansson
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Senior authorship is shared equally between them
Michael J. Livingston
Affiliation:
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Senior authorship is shared equally between them
John Westra
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Kurt Guidry
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
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Abstract

Asian soybean rust (rust) is an emerging issue in U.S. crop production and was identified in nine states during 2004. Recent farm surveys indicate that many producers are adjusting their management practices to the possibility of a rust infestation. The economic and environmental impacts of such adjustments are not known in the medium run given these new developments. We combine 2005 data on the geographical distribution of the fungal pathogen that causes rust with 2005 information on the availability and material costs of fungicides to analyze three treatment strategies. Our results indicate a higher range of economic impacts than previous research has indicated, but are consistent with earlier findings indicating that rust infestations will likely result in reduced soybean production, reduced exports, and higher prices.

Keywords

Asian soybean rustinvasive speciesPhakopsora pachyrhizipreventative and curative fungicides
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Contributed Papers
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , April 2006 , pp. 116 - 127
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Copyright © 2006 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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