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PRRS and the North American Swine Trade: A Trade Barrier Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Mark Petry ,
Philip L. Paarlberg  and
John G. Lee
Mark Petry
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Philip L. Paarlberg
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
John G. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Abstract

The partial equilibrium model links the infection risk from imported products to a premium, which compensates the importing country for the risk incurred by allowing imports from infected countries. The model is applied to the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and Mexican live swine imports. The premium is sensitive to the expected loss from a PRRS outbreak and to the magnitude of the risk. As the risk or severity of PRRS rises, so does the level of the barrier. If swine imports are categorized and appropriate restrictions applied, an acceptable level of disease protection can be achieved while improving national welfare.

Keywords

livestock health riskPRRStrade barriers
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , December 1999 , pp. 425 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1999

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