Extension

Publications (Non-Peer Reviewed)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program: A Fact Sheet for Beef Producers. C.-T. Chen and Garth Ruff. The Ohio State University, 6 January 2026.

Economic Perspective on the U.S. Livestock Market. Z. Sun and C.-T. Chen. AEDE Bulletins, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, 17 October 2025.

The United States’ Competitive Positions in Beef, Corn, Pork, Soy, and Wheat Exports: 1980–2023. C.-T. Chen, J.M. Crespi, and Y. Ji. CARD Agricultural Policy Review, Winter 2025.

The United States’ Competitive Positions in Beef, Corn, Pork, Soy, and Wheat Exports: 1980–2019. C.-T. Chen, J.M. Crespi, and Y. Ji. CARD Agricultural Policy Review, Winter 2021.

Interactive animation: relative competitive positions of the U.S. and major exporters for beef, pork, corn, wheat, and soybean →

Large Hog Companies Gain from China’s Ongoing African Swine Fever. C.-T. Chen, T. Xiong, and W. Zhang. CARD Agricultural Policy Review, Spring 2020.

The United States’ Fraught Competitive Position in the World Wheat Market. J.M. Crespi and C.-T. Chen. 2019. No. 19 -PB 27. CARD Policy Briefs.

Global Competition Made 2018 a Bad Time to Start a Trade War. J.M. Crespi and C.-T. Chen. CARD Agricultural Policy Review, Fall 2019. Media Coverage: Successful Farming

Environmental Regulation of Hog Feeding Operations. C.-T. Chen and G.E. Lade. CARD Agricultural Policy Review, Spring 2018.

US Export Beef Competitiveness: Do Cattle Inventories Matter? C.-T. Chen, J.M. Crespi, and L.L. Schulz. CARD Agricultural Policy Review, Spring 2017.

Recent Presentations

The Economic Value of Birds in U.S. Agriculture and the Impact of Conservation Efforts. Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, June 2026.

2025 Livestock Outlook. 2025 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, November 2025. Slides