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American Crystal Sugar: Genetically Enhanced Sugarbeets?

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  • Cheryl S. DeVuyst
  • Cheryl J. Wachenheim

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Biotechnology affords new risks and opportunities for food processing firms. This decision case involves a cooperative that is considering whether to allow members to grow sugarbeet varieties that are genetically enhanced for herbicide tolerance. Sugarbeet farmer-members of American Crystal Sugar Company support the use of genetically enhanced (GE) varieties. However, there are risks for the cooperative, especially related to market acceptability of sugar and by-products. The cooperative's competitive environment is analyzed as a part of the decision-making process. The key decision turns on how approving the use of genetically enhanced sugarbeet varieties would impact the cooperative, its partners and competitors, and participants throughout the marketing channel.

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  • Cheryl S. DeVuyst & Cheryl J. Wachenheim, 2005. "American Crystal Sugar: Genetically Enhanced Sugarbeets?," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 27(1), pages 105-116.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:27:y:2005:i:1:p:105-116.
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    1. Gregory McKee & Michael Boland & Alex Offerdahl, 2009. "American Crystal Sugar Company: Making Ethanol from Sugar Beets?," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 31(2), pages 383-392, June.
    2. Matty Demont & Marie Cerovska & Wim Daems & Koen Dillen & József Fogarasi & Erik Mathijs & František Muška & Josef Soukup & Eric Tollens, 2008. "Ex Ante Impact Assessment under Imperfect Information: Biotechnology in New Member States of the EU," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(3), pages 463-486, September.
    3. Dillen, Koen & Demont, Matty & Tollens, Eric, 2008. "The Global Welfare Effects of GM Sugar Beet under Changing Sugar Policies," 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium 43944, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Koen Dillen & Matty Demont & Eric Tollens, 2008. "European Sugar Policy Reform and Agricultural Innovation," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 56(4), pages 533-553, December.

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