Market and Welfare Effects of Mandatory Country-Of-Origin Labeling in the Specialty Crops Sector

Authors

Alejandro Plastina, International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington D.C.
Konstantinos Giannakas, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

9-23-2009

Comments

Published by the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Copyright 2009 Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Public Law 107-171 of the U.S. Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 required country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, lamb, pork, fish, perishable agricultural commodities (fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables) and peanuts. While a goal of this law was to benefit domestic consumers by allowing them to make informed consumption decisions, the effects of COOL on the interest groups involved have been the subject of a heated on-going debate.