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Intra-National Effects of a Countervailing Duty on the United States/Canadian Hog Market
Posted in: Economics by admin on January 1, 1994 | No Comments
This article examines the consequences of a trade barrier imposed on an industry that is characterized by spatially-dispersed producers and consumers, and substantial intra-national transportation costs. It was concluded that we may have witnessed a situation wherein the U.S. government protected a foreign industry with one trade barrier, and then was forced to establish another in order to offset the effects of the first. At any rate, this new countervailing duty (CVD) would have implied that the Canadian hog industry could expect new changes in relative hog prices across Canada and in the dynamics of price adjustments in the North American hog market, except for the fact that the new CVD was overturned in the first test of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement provision for challenging one nation’s trade policy before the Extra-Ordinary Challenge Committee.
Production Subsidy and Countervailing Duties in Vertically Related Markets: The Hog-Pork Case between Canada and the United States
Posted in: Economics by admin on January 1, 1992 | No Comments
This paper analyzed countervailing duties aimed at offsetting the effects of a production subsidy, with specific application to the case of hog production subsidies in Canada and countervailing duties on hogs and pork by the United
States. Whether only hog imports, or both hog and pork imports, should be countervailed depends on the objective pursued with countervailing duties. If the objective is to restore the welfare of hog producers only, a duty on hog
imports will suffice. On the other hand, if the objective is to offset the effects of the subsidy on both U.S. hog and pork producers, duties on
both hog and pork imports are necessary.
Use of Intra-Uterine Insemination of Pigs: Pros, Cons & Economics
Posted in: Economics by admin on January 1, 0000 | No Comments
Many pork producers are told that reproductive performance will be enhanced when multiparous sows are
inseminated by the intra-uterine procedure. However, many questions about intra-uterine inseminating procedures,
reproductive performance and economic aspects have not been answered with an abundance of scientific data. The
purpose of this manuscript is to discuss pros, cons, results of available research data, and economical aspects
relating to intra-uterine insemination. It was found that some of the claims stated as advantages for the intra-uterine insemination procedure are: (1) less back-flow will occur during and after insemination, (2) fewer sperm cells per dose are needed, (3) a smaller volume of semen is needed, (4) less time is needed to infuse semen after placing the catheter into the uterine body, (5) paternal genetic cost will be lower per dose because less sperm cells are inseminated, and (6) as a result of less sperm cells per dose fewer boars will be needed to produce superior semen. Some of the disadvantages for implementing the use of intra-uterine insemination are: (a) cost
per insemination catheter is increased, (b) time has to be spent to train people on how to effectively use the new
style of catheter, (c) the catheter is not recommended for use with gilts and some Parity 1 females, (d) it takes more
time to carefully insert the catheter, (e) there is an increase in risk of injuring the cervix and uterine body, and (f) a
higher level of catheter sanitation is required because the inner cannula is placed into the uterine body.