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An Analysis of the Impact of a Ban of Methyl Bromide on the U.S. Winter Fresh Vegetable Market

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

M. S. Deepak ,
Thomas H. Spreen  and
John J. VanSickle
M. S. Deepak
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
Thomas H. Spreen
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
John J. VanSickle
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
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Abstract

This study evaluates the economic impact of a ban on methyl bromide on the U.S. winter fresh vegetable market for six major crops: tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, and watermelons. Florida is the primary domestic supplier of these products. Mexico and Texas are the competing suppliers of the five vegetable crops and peppers, respectively. Leontief technologies represent both monocrop and double-crop production systems; linear inverse demand functions represent four demand regions in the U.S. and Canada. By increasing production costs and reducing yields, a ban on methyl bromide decreases Florida's FOB revenues by 54% and increases those of Mexico by 65%. Price increases to U.S. fresh vegetable consumers range from near zero to over 10%, depending upon the commodity and location.

Keywords

fresh vegetablesmethyl bromidepesticidequadratic programmingspatial equilibrium
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Articles
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , December 1996 , pp. 433 - 443
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1996

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