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Costs and Benefits of Irradiation Versus Methyl Bromide Fumigation for Disinfestation of U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Imports

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  • Forsythe, Kenneth W., Jr.
  • Evangelou, Phylo

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For plant products considered potential conveyors of exotic pests, methyl bromide (MB) fumigation is the principal method of import quarantine treatment approved in the United States. Its use is to be phased out. Irradiation is an alternative for disinfestation of certain fruits and vegetable imports. Its _high average unit treatment costs could be moderated if treatment could be concentrated at a few ports of entry, capturing economies of size. The economic gains from trade of using irradiation, if other treatment is not possible, would greatly exceed the economic costs due to a change from MB fumigation to irradiation.

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  • Forsythe, Kenneth W., Jr. & Evangelou, Phylo, 1994. "Costs and Benefits of Irradiation Versus Methyl Bromide Fumigation for Disinfestation of U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Imports," Staff Reports 278740, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:278740
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278740
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    1. Ferrier, Peyton, 2010. "Irradiation as a quarantine treatment," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(6), pages 548-555, December.
    2. Ferrier, Peyton & Peterson, Everett E. & Landes, Maurice, 2012. "Specialty Crop Access to U.S. Markets: A Case Study of Indian Mangoes," Economic Research Report 262228, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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