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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 71
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A Review of Studies on Western Canadian Grain Transportation Policies
Author: Impact of the Crow Rate and Western Grain Transportation Act on Western Canadian Grain Production
Author: Changjing XuPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Crow's Nest Pass Agreement (introduced in 1897) and its successor, the Western Grain Transportation Act (WGTA) (introduced in 1984) are the transport programs designed specifically for agriculture. These Acts are the major agricultural programs affecting western Canadian agriculture in terms of monetary transfers made to Prairie farmers over the period of 1950-87. The impact of the Crow/WGTA and issue of changing method of payment has been widely studied. However previous studies on the grain production impact of Crow/WGTA either reached conclusions without any supporting empirical evidence or on the basis of inappropriate empirical studies in terms of methodologies. This thesis attempts to simulate the production effect of removal of Crow/WGTA through a better defined econometric model for the western grain sector. The objectives of the thesis are to simulate the short-run and long-run possible economic impacts of Crow/WGTA on the western Canadian grain sector and to draw policy implications from the empirical findings. These objectives are accomplished by simulating the econometric model for the grain sector. The thesis begins with a brief review of historical and current major issues of Crow/WGTA and the current methodological problems with supply response models as used in related studies. This is followed by a theoretical discussion of the impact of Crow/WGTA subsidies and changing the method of payment. Subsequently, the econometric model and key econometric results used in simulation of the study are described. The study then focuses on simulating the possible production impact of complete removal of Crow/WGTA on western grain production during the period of 1960-87. Finally, the simulation results of the study are reported and discussed. The main conclusion from the analysis is that the Crow/WGTA does cause resource misallocation in western Canadian grain production although the effect is relatively small. The impact of removal of Crow/WGTA on grain production differs by time frame. Wheat production would experience a decrease in all three time frame. Production of barley, rapeseed and other crops (flax, rye and oats) would increase in the long-run with rapeseed experiencing the largest increase. Increases in barley and rapeseed production would be relatively minor. Results also suggest that all crops could be adjusted to long run equilibrium levels in a relatively short time frame.
Review of the Western Grain Transportation Act
Author: Canada. Grain Transportation AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Grain Handling and Transportation System Review
Author: Grain Handling and Transportation Review (Canada)Publisher:
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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Consultations on the Implementation of Grain Handling and Transportation Reform
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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The first section of this document is a letter to the federal Minister of Transport from the facilitator charged with the task of achieving consensus among various stakeholders & working groups on resolving issues related to implementation of a new system for handling & transporting western Canadian grain. The letter offers observations about issues on which divided views are set out in the stakeholder's report that forms the second section. The stakeholder's report begins with background on the western grain handling & transportation system, related government policies, regulatory reform, and the 1998 report by Justice Estey that made recommendations for a less-regulated, more accountable, and more competitive system. It then reviews the stakeholder process and the problems with the current system. Finally, it discusses issues relating to a revenue cap, tariff structure, railway competition & safeguards, branch line abandonment, producer-owned grain cars, the transportation role of the Canadian Wheat Board, and efficiency gains to producers. The annex includes a summary of Estey report recommendations. The remaining sections are reports from three working groups on rates & revenues, commercial relations, and railway competition & safeguards. The working group reports include discussion of relevant grain handling & transportation issues, comments on the Estey report recommendations, and their own recommendations for reform.
Developments in Canadian Grain Transportation Policy
Author: University of Manitoba. Transport InstitutePublisher:
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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Review of the Western Grain Transportation Act April, 1986
Author: Canada. Grain Transportation AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 95
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Canadian Grain Transportation Rate Policy
Author: Chase Econometrics (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 21
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Workshop on Grain Transportation Research
Author: Wilson, A. G. (Arthur G.)Publisher:
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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Proceedings of the Transportation Research Forum
Author: Transportation Research ForumPublisher:
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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