Economic Implications of Cleaning Soybeans in the United States

William Lin

No 262037, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Overall, the costs of delivering cleaner soybeans on a universal basis exceed domestic benefits. The cost of cleaning export soybeans beyond current levels at the least net-cost locations (both river elevators and inland subterminals), at minimum, exceeds domestic benefits by $26 million per year. However, a small percentage of producers could lower soybean foreign material (FM) with no or little additional cost by changing harvesting and handling practices. Most FM originates from the farm. Although soybean cleaning is not common, producers can alter production and harvesting practices to reduce FM, which mainly consists of plant parts, broken beans, weed seed, and dirt. One strategy to address the soybean cleanliness issue is to create incentives for producers to alter production and harvesting practices, such as better weed control and combine adjustment.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 1996-09-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262037

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