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Defining the Costs of an Outbreak of Karnal Bunt of Wheat

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  • Brennan, John P.
  • Thorne, Fiona S.
  • Kelly, Paul W.
  • Murray, Gordon M.

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In determining the economic impact of a possible outbreak of the quarantinable wheat disease Karnal Bunt, an examination was made of the detailed components of the costs involved. The costs were classified as: (a) Direct costs (yield and quality losses); (b) Reaction costs (export bans, quality down-grading, seed industry costs); and (c) Control costs (quarantine zones, fungicides, spore destruction). The relative importance of each of these cost components is measured for a hypothetical outbreak of Karnal Bunt in the European Union, as a means of ensuring that the policy responses to such an outbreak are appropriate considering the costs involved.

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  • Brennan, John P. & Thorne, Fiona S. & Kelly, Paul W. & Murray, Gordon M., 2004. "Defining the Costs of an Outbreak of Karnal Bunt of Wheat," 2004 Conference (48th), February 11-13, 2004, Melbourne, Australia 58382, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.58382
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