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Pandemic Produce: Impacts of COVID-19 on Florida’s Fruit and Vegetable Industries

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  • Court Christa D.
  • Lai John
  • Orlando Eyrika
  • Qiao Xiaohui
  • Ropicki Andrew
  • Saha Bijeta Bijen

    (Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA)

  • Outerbridge David

    (Lee County Extension, University of Florida, Ft. Myers, FL, USA)

  • Baker Lauri
  • Galindo Sebastian

    (Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA)

  • Birou Laura

    (Department of Management Studies, College of Business, University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA)

  • Campbell Catherine

    (Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA)

  • DiGiacomo Gigi
  • Peterson Hikaru Hanawa

    (Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA)

  • Magnier Alexandre

    (Center for Agribusiness, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL, USA)

  • Miller Michelle

    (Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA)

  • Oliveira Gustavo de L. T.

    (Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA)

  • Roka Fritz

    (Department of Economics and Finance, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL, USA)

  • Stevens Andrew W.

    (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA)

  • Zhang Li

    (Department of Anthropology and Sociology and Department of Environmental Studies, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA)

Abstract

Florida has one of the most diverse agricultural economies in the United States, producing several dozen types of fruits and vegetables that are consumed within the state, across the country, and around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting policy responses occurred during the peak of spring harvest season for many crops in Florida, abruptly removing market demand from the food service industry and shifting consumer purchasing habits, which enabled insights into several aspects of the fruit and vegetable supply chain. This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted fruit and vegetable industries in Florida, how these industries responded to COVID-19 impacts, and how Florida’s experience compared to that of other states. Data are derived from several sources including a statewide survey that measured agricultural production losses in Florida resulting from COVID-19 in early 2020, interviews with Florida operations that provided insights into how the pandemic induced change across the food supply chain, and a survey of food supply chain operations in three regions of the United States conducted in 2021.

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  • Court Christa D. & Lai John & Orlando Eyrika & Qiao Xiaohui & Ropicki Andrew & Saha Bijeta Bijen & Outerbridge David & Baker Lauri & Galindo Sebastian & Birou Laura & Campbell Catherine & DiGiacomo Gi, 2023. "Pandemic Produce: Impacts of COVID-19 on Florida’s Fruit and Vegetable Industries," Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 69-88, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bjafio:v:21:y:2023:i:1:p:69-88:n:7
    DOI: 10.1515/jafio-2022-0025
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