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Agricultural & Food Policy Center

What We Do

The Texas A&M Agricultural & Food Policy Center provides unbiased and objective economic analysis of the impacts for policy alternatives on stakeholders.

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Decision Aids

Free tools to help producers evaluate crop insurance and likelihood of payments.

2026 Area-Wide Crop Insurance

Evaluate expected per-acre net indemnities for STAX, SCO, and ECO coverage options based on simulated harvest prices and area yields.

2026 ARC/PLC Expected Payments

Compare expected ARC and PLC expected payments based on 500 simulated scenarios of market prices and county yields.

Spotlight

Meet Natalie Graff, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Dr. Natalie Graff is a new member of the AFPC team - her work focuses on livestock economics and livestock policy.

Meet Hank Nelson, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Dr. Henry "Hank" Nelson is a new memeber of the AFPC team - his work focuses on agricultural finance and farm management.

Latest Research

Research Report 2026

Increased Costs of Phosphate Fertilizers due to Countervailing Duty on Imports from Morocco

At the request of U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (TX-4), AFPC analyzed the effects on domestic phosphate fertilizer prices and costs incurred by U.S. agricultural producers resulting from the countervailing duty on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer imports.

Bryant, Raulston, Outlaw, Fischer