Manitoba seed production, an econometric analysis of value added

Abstract

A study was completed in July, 2000 for the Manitoba Seed Growers Association (MSGA), assessing the value added economic impact of the pedigreed seed industry on Manitoba's economy. The study, entitled 'Manitoba Seed Industry: Value Added Economic Impacts', (The MSGA Study), was bas d on a survey of the province's seed growers, and provided aggregate measures of the economic impact of the various seed crops. The present study was intended to build on the 'MSGA Study', by taking a more microeconomic perspective and examining the factors that affect the value added attained by the individual seed growers. This study was based on the survey information collected through the ' MSGA Study'. Econometric modelling was used to analyse value added per acre for three crops, Canada Western Hard Red Spring (CWRS) wheat, barley, and flax. Some attempts were also made to analyse forages and the whole pedigree seed production operation. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)