Danny G. Le Roy

Mad Cow Chaos in Canada: Was It Just Bad Luck or Did Government Policies Play a Role?

The authors here argue that government policies helped to bring about a boom in the Canadian beef industry, but these policies also contributed to the industrys vulnerable structure, which then led to financial chaos with the discovery of BSE in Alberta in 2003. The paper describes the genesis of the problem, the impact of the discovery of BSE, the responses of the federal and provincial governments, and the exacerbating effects of protectionism in foreign markets. The authors highlight key changes that must occur if Canadian beef is to compete successfully in the international marketplace over the long term.

BSE in Canada: Were Economic Losses to the Beef Industry Covered by Government Compensation?

Les objectifs de cet article étaient : a) d’estimer l’ensemble des pertes subies par l’industrie du boeuf au Canada à cause de l’encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine (ESB), en établissant et en estimant l’augmentation des coûts et la diminution des recettes de l’industrie au cours de la période allant de mai 2003 à septembre 2007 ; et b) d’évaluer le montant total des indemnisations versées par les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux aux producteurs de bovins et de produits de viande bovine. L’analyse suggère que l’industrie au Canada a été totalement indemnisée par les programmes d’aide fédéral et provinciaux, mais il n’a pas été possible de déterminer les gains ou les pertes des entreprises individuelles.

Estimating the Incremental Gross Margins due to Irrigation Water in Southern Alberta

In this study, the gross margins (above variable costs) are estimated in Canadian dollars of 16 important irrigated crops in Southern Alberta over the years 2004 to 2008. The residual method is then used to estimate the total incremental gross margins (gross margins from irrigated crops minus estimated gross margins from dryland crops had irrigation not been available) of using water to irrigate agricultural crops in four sub-basins in Southern Alberta over those years. The annual incremental gross margins averaged

Proportional water sharing vs. seniority-based allocation in the Bow River basin of Southern Alberta

244 million (in 2008 Canadian dollars) per year and varied from a low of

ANALYZING THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED TRADE IN DAIRY PRODUCTS: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE

218 million in 2007 to a high of

The Economics of Alternative Energy Sources and Globalization

271 million in 2005. On a per hectare planted basis, the annual average gross margin from irrigated cropping was

An Economic Assessment of the BSE Crisis in Canada: Impact of Border Closure and BSE Recovery Programs

590 and the incremental gross margin was

The Losses in the Beef Sector in Canada From BSE

495. The average annual gross margin and incremental gross margin per 1000 m3 were

APOCALYPSE COW: THE EFFECT OF BSE ON CANADA'S BEEF INDUSTRY

225 and

The Impact of Trade Barriers on Mandated Biofuel Consumption in Canada

191, respectively.