<p> This thesis examines the operations of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency and its provincial boards and their effects on producers, consumers and the agricultural industry. The variables that were reviewed to achieve this objective were: producer and retail price levels, the stability of producer and retail prices, the price differences between the provinces, the amount of imports and exports, the role of supply and demand in determining price and the producers' share of the consumer dollar. Two techniques were used. One method was the before and after technique which compared two periods, 1961-71 and 1975-82, to identify what changes had occurred since the introduction of CEMA in 1973. The second method was a comparison to the United States which control led for market structure changes. </p> <p> The results of this study are as follows. Producers have benefited from CEMA's operations through greater price stability, a larger share of the consumer dollar and from a higher price level than in the United States. CEMA has affected consumers by stabilizing retail prices and equalizing prices across the country. However, CEMA's actions have redistributed income from consumers to producers. CEMA has had a positive effect on the agricultural industry by increasing exports while import levels have remained the same. </p> / Thesis / Candidate in Philosophy
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/17671 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Bradbury, Susan Lee |
| Contributors | Webber, Michael, Geography |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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