Applied Economic Perspectives and PolicyVolume 18, Issue 4 p. 669-680 Article Nonresponse Bias Corrections for the 1990 SWCS Survey of Conservation Reserve Program Contract Holders B. Wade Brorsen, B. Wade Brorsen Regents Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorCarl Garrison, Carl Garrison Economist with Halliburton Energy ServicesSearch for more papers by this authorBrian D. Adam, Brian D. Adam Associate ProfessorSearch for more papers by this authorMichael R. Dicks, Michael R. Dicks Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author B. Wade Brorsen, B. Wade Brorsen Regents Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorCarl Garrison, Carl Garrison Economist with Halliburton Energy ServicesSearch for more papers by this authorBrian D. Adam, Brian D. Adam Associate ProfessorSearch for more papers by this authorMichael R. Dicks, Michael R. Dicks Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 October 1996 https://doi.org/10.2307/1349598 This research was conducted as part of Cooperative Agreement 43-3AEK-1-80146 with the Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume18, Issue4October 1996Pages 669-680 RelatedInformation

The Conservation Reserve Program reduced available cropland in the United States by 34 million acres under the first nine signup periods (1986–1990). Among these are ten million acres with wheat base and four million acres with corn base, which could potentially produce 288 million bushels of wheat and 340 million bushels of corn per year upon contract expiration. The impacts of expiring CRP contacts on the production and prices of wheat and corn in the United States are estimated. Based on past production practices and post-CRP land-use intentions of contract holders, 48.2% of base acres enrolled in CRP will return to production. Under this scenario, wheat prices will decline by more than 7% and corn prices by more than 2% by 2000, unless ARP levels, normal flex acres percent, or target prices are changed.